Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just my thoughts, thanks Tina Amities Philippe, definitely not involved in US politics, but curious about the world all the same. 2016-09-29 22:37 GMT+02:00 Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com>: > I would think it would be hard to discuss documentary photography without > discussing the political aspects of the photo. Social documentary, in > particular, is supposed to stir your emotions so that you do something > about the issue being photographed. I hope mine does! > > Just discussing the quality of the photo without discussing its meaning > seems more like a photo club than a serious photo discussion group. > > Maybe I'm wrong but I see nothing wrong with discussing the politics that > prompted someone to take a photo and whether or not the photo succeeded in > influencing anyone one way or another. > > A neighbor and friend of mine took some wonderful photos of the riots in > Charlotte (he uses Leicas and Nikons) showing what the mainstream media did > not. > > https://www.facebook.com/mike.baker.9822/media_set?set=a. > 1455528411129062.1073741861.100000157513707&type=3&pnref=story > > or if you are not on FB: > http://u0000chlegfqw7ou.photoshelter.com/gallery/ > Charlotte-North-Carolina-Riot/G0000t99OSAeIMlI/ > > We could discuss the exposures, framing, noise-level, color balance, etc. > of his photos, but that does not get at what the photos are about. You > have to discuss the content of the photos, not just the technical quality. > > I would certainly not want to get into a debate about Hillary and Trump. > (I get enough of that on FB!) But any photo group that cannot discuss the > politics behind our own photographs is a camera group, not a photo group. > I thought we were beyond that. > > Tina > > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Ted, > > > > When you say ""PLEASE REFRAIN FROM DRAGGING your politics onto the "LUG > > screen!", it meant to me that you don't want to see images like Chris > > posted. > > > > If you're suggesting we do not discuss the political aspects of the > image, > > I'm all for that. > > > > Of those posts that I now assume prompted yours, none discussed the > image, > > only the political content. > > > > That also changes how I view Monte's post, since now I gather he wrote of > > Scott, Steve and Bharani's posts. > > > > My peeve is when a nice picture gets posted and a long thread develops > that > > has nothing to do with the quality of the images, and I was afraid this > was > > one of those times. > > > > ?Sorry if you felt I was jumping you, but it seemed that your post and > > those of several people ?were out to censor his image. > > > > I guess we're two old goats trying to chew on the same tin can. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 1:08 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > > > OK CREW! > > > "ENOUGH ABOUT CHRIS, ALREADY!" > > > YES HE IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE MOST PRODUCTIVE "PHOTOJOURNALIST ON > > SCREEN!" > > > DOCUMENTING HIS LIFE AND THE AREAS WHERE HE LIVES! > > > MY INITIAL COMMENT WAS "AFTER OTHERS" STARTED BRINGING IN YOUR OWN > > > POLITICAL > > > SITUATION. > > > I ASKED POLITELY ONLY THAT THE "POLITICAL SUBJECT NOT BECOME A > SUBJECT!" > > > YOU GUYS BROUGHT UP CHRIS! LEAVE THE POOR GUY ALONE AND DO WHAT I FIRST > > > POLITELY ASKED??? > > > Let's keep politics off the LUG screen! Once again. > > > Thank you all! > > > cheers, > > > Dr. ted Grant CM ORDER of CANADA > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > > Behalf > > > Of > > > George Lottermoser > > > Sent: September-29-16 10:24 AM > > > To: Leica Users Group > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Hillary For Prison Sign Behind Barbed Wire > > > > > > Agree totally. > > > Chris qualifies as the most serious documentarian that I know. > > > He also has the most consistent body of work; of my acquaintance via > this > > > list. > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > On Sep 29, 2016, at 10:32, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > However, if this board is gonna be open to snickering at people, > then > > it > > > > certainly should be tolerant of honest documentation. > > > > > > > > Chris gets out there rain or shine, spending his hard earned time and > > > money > > > > to do his art. > > > > > > > > Look at his bio, examine his body of work, and you'll find one of the > > > most > > > > serious documentary artists on the LUG. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > --- > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > http://sonc.com/look/ > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > 1714 > > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > > > USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- > 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information