[Leica] James Natchwey AND MICHAEL HINTLIAN

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

On 10/3/04 2:50 PM, "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> typed:

> B. D. Colen asked:
> Subject: RE: [Leica] James Nachtwey AND MICHAEL HINTLIAN
>> Where'd you find that great quote, Ted? Love it.<
> 
> Hi B.D.,
>> "There isn't anything more powerful than a big black and white
>> photograph. It does something that television can never do!"
>> HARRY REASONER.....................
> 
> I saw it one day while reading an article on "The Power of the Black & 
> White
> Image."  And because it was along the lines of what I've always believed in
> and used for years in my lectures that,
> 
> "When you photograph people in colour you photograph their clothes.
> "But when you photograph them in B&W, you photograph their souls!"
> 
> And today with the pictures from Darfur by Nachtwey,  the Harry Reasoner
> quote seemed to fit perfectly.
> 
>> One exception to this 'rule' might be the video of the planes hitting
>> the WTC towers. But I believe the reason this is an exception is that
>> the video images were shown so repeatedly, so relentlessly, indeed so
>> continuously, over a period of days, if not weeks, that they became, in
>> effect, still images. ;-)<<<<<<<<<<
> 
> Absolutely and the exception for the reason stated. If it was a segment on
> the 6 O'clock news it wouldn't still be burned into our mind's eye as well
> as stills from the past.
> 
>>>>> BTW - I finally got my hands on a physical copy of Michael Hintlian's
> Digging - a Leica-shot book. WOW!! Gorgeous reproductions of truly
> impressive photographs - a MUST for every LUGlibrary.<<<<<
> 
> I'm getting a signed copy from Michael next Monday when I'm in Boston on 
> the
> way to the Leica Seminar. So now I'm really looking forward to it and a
> place in my photo book library here at home.
> 
> ted
> 
> 
> 
> 
I saw the plane hit live.
I sat there and saw it with my cup of coffee in my hand.
When they did a replay it was a replay. For me.
I think it would have been different if all I saw were replays.
Perhaps my attitude toward current events would be different.
As it is different from most of my friends
    who of course did not see it live.

Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/