Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 28, 2013, at 1:59 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > I think humor is one of the higher and more important type of smarts. > Its really as if EE has a monopoly on humor in photography. > You'd think it would be every other guy as is the case in every other field > but just not photography. > I just cant think of a photographer known for humor working nowadays off > the > top of my head at all. Not one. > Another Magnum photog Richard Kalvar has a lot of irony and a lot of darned > near to sight gags in his shots but seems to be a different league in that > respect from Erwitt. Craig Semetko is a young (ish), wonderful, very humorous photographer well known to many of us and busy today. Take a look Mark. He is well known to Elliott Erwitt, who has helped him become known. The two are close in many ways. I think Craig is terrific and wish him well. Steve > > > On 7/26/13 8:03 PM, "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > >> Thx for posting, though it is yet another site that makes me want to smash >> all my photo gear. And, it is difficult to imagine anything more >> ridiculous than a McDonald's ad popping up in the middle of those images. >> >> Ken >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina >> Manley >> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 6:38 PM >> To: MUGers at yahoogroups.com; Leica Users Group; paw; seephoto; Olympus >> Camera >> Discussion >> Subject: [Leica] Elliott Erwitt >> >> PESO: >> >> I don't like most of CNN's Photo Essay features because they are usually >> about a gimmick instead of the photos but today they are featuring Elliott >> Erwitt: >> >> http://cnnphotos.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/26/being-funny-is-serious-business/?h >> pt=hp_bn14 >> >> Well worth watching. >> >> Tina >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information