Re: [Leica] sontag, etc.

["Joe Codispoti" <joecodi@thegrid.net>]

Mike, you have just proved Guy's point perfectly.

Joe C.




- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Gardner" <mikeg@neca.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] sontag, etc.


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net>
>
> >there is indeed an  anti-intellectual trend here on the lug. it's evident
> in the >strong  resistance to serious discussion about theories of
> photography, art
> > photography, art in general, etc. every time one of these subjects come
> up,
> > a chorus of voices chime in about how worthless it is, how the public
has
> > been duped by it, and how foolish are those who might actually find some
> > value in it. i personally find this unfortunate because there is much to
> be
> > learned (both about the issue at hand as well as about each other) in
the
> > exchange of ideas generated by such discussions.
>
> I'm not entirely convinced that the problem is that people are
> anti-intellectual as much as many are of a more practical bent of mind and
> find these discussions as largely irrelevant.  I devote the majority of my
> available energy and time to photographing and printing or using my
> photography in some way.  Sitting around and typing deep thoughts to
> faceless strangers via my computer board is simple counterproductive for
me.
> Maybe face to face over a good meal we might wax eloquent into the wee
hours
> of the morning but over an email list?
> Nope.  Got better things to do.  I like my email 'lite'.  Good stuff about
> lenses,  black and white information that I may be able to use, accounts
of
> people's travels, that's enough for me via this medium.
>
> Finally, there is a sneaking suspicion that an awful  lot of this theory
> stuff is just so much flatulence!
> Mike Gardner
> ps... Guy, I hope you can get that shift key fixed soon.  It would be a
> 'capital' idea!
>
>