Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why are we getting so hung up on titles, just press the f***ing button! Gerry Gerry Walden 023 8046 3076 0797 287 7932 > On 23 Sep 2019, at 09:14, Gerry Walden via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > ? > Gerry Walden > 023 8046 3076 > 0797 287 7932 > >> On 23 Sep 2019, at 08:54, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: >> >> A long time contributor to National Geographic he's always been a >> photojournalist and that what he does it photojournalism. >> He's not about to embrace a new job description title or a photo >> discprtion title became some kids came up with it yesterday. >> A young new out photog though just might. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photographer >> >> ?On 9/23/19, 3:00 AM, "LUG on behalf of Philippe via LUG" >> <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of lug at >> leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> Does this guy qualify as ? Street ? ? >> https://www.annenbergphotospace.org/person/william-allard/ >> <https://www.annenbergphotospace.org/person/william-allard/> >> >> Or does our own PJ doc Ted OC refer to himself as street when shooting >> doctors at the clinic or horses in the wild? >> >> In both cases, it is neither street, nor landscape, nor indoors or >> outdoors, it is (beautiful) Photography, capital P, IMHO >> >> Amities >> >> Philippe >> >> >> >>> Le 22 sept. 2019 ? 21:18, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a >>> ?crit : >>> >>> This is a little late to the thread. My basic point is that "Street" >>> photography is essentially capturing humans as they are in mostly public >>> places. We can be overtly political like Robert Frank pointing out >>> uncomfortable truths, we can be artistic in finding everyday art out in >>> the streets and parks like much of HCB's work, we can show the amusing >>> side >>> of life like LLuis's many sign juxtapositions. >>> >>> I think that capturing people in their culture, disarmed from pretensions >>> put on when our subjects know they are being photographed can be some of >>> the most important images for posterity that are taken. Even editorial >>> work such as Mary Ellen Mark and "Indian Circus" truly add to >>> understanding >>> about people in places or situations that most of us will never be. >>> >>> I think that for further discussion we should all look at Johnny >>> Deadman's >>> Pink Headed Bug discussions about Street from what 10 years ago? >>> >>> -- >>> Don >>> don.dory at gmail.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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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