Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/09
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> I think Dorothea meant a "point of departure" as a reason to
> photograph. Her photography has been criticized as being propaganda for
> the Farm Security Administration, but she took the photographs with the
> purpose of making a difference. She had a purpose in mind before she took
> the photographs.
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> Tina
>
I would hope we all have a purpose in mind before we take a photograph. The
purpose may widely vary, it's pretty, it's a family event or in a social
documentarian's vision a defining of the moment. Photography is not a
mindless endeavor...we think artistically, technically, and hopefully with
reason before adding to the coffers of Kodak, Fuji et al by depressing our
Leica softies.
Happy snaps,
Steven Alexander
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