Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 3, 2008, at 8:00 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Tina, > As you see fit, but I live here, and I know what the ground reality > is. I > know, though, with your background, that you would do it only for > what you > felt was for their good. My reaction was a personal one, and I will > stick by > it. If I wanted to, I could fill a book with one afternoon's > shooting.... compassionate, with dignity, with a prayer...? if you can do it right, why not do it...? and put it out there for the world... Steve > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 8:10 PM, Tina Manley <images@comporium.net> > wrote: > >> At 10:58 PM 4/2/2008, you wrote: >> >>> Tina, >>> Excellent photographs, and only too real, but I deliberately do not >>> take >>> photographs of such people, it probably takes off the last veneer of >>> dignity >>> they have left. Besides, in India, its too easy. >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>>> >>>> http://www.pbase.com/image/95069931 >>> >> >> I respectfully disagree, Jayanand. I believe it gives people a >> certain >> dignity to be photographed. Many, many years ago when I first >> started >> photographing in medical clinics in Central America, I was trying >> to be very >> respectful and only photograph the doctors and nurses as they >> worked. One >> man came up to me and asked to be photographed. He said something >> like - >> "Why are you only photographing the North Americans. Are we not >> good enough >> or handsome enough for you to use your film on us?" Since then, I >> have >> tried to show the beauty and the dignity of the people all over the >> world. >> The vast majority of the people that I photographed in India were >> very proud >> to have their photos made. In this particular photo, I would not >> have >> photographed only the mother lying there by the side of the road, >> but the >> little boy sitting there so patiently by the side of a busy highway >> waiting >> for his mother to wake up gives the photo hope - to me. >> >> I use my photos to raise money for self-help organizations and to >> raise >> awareness of conditions in other parts of the world. You would be >> amazed at >> how ignorant most North Americans are about how the rest of the >> world lives. >> I gave a talk last week about India and two of the comments were - >> "But all >> of our jobs have gone to India. Every time I get someone on the >> phone for >> any kind of tech support, they were in India. How could there be any >> homeless people when their economy is so much better than ours?" >> and "I >> always thought India was the dirtiest country in the world, but the >> people >> in your photos are beautiful. They make me want to visit a place I >> never >> even considered." >> >> Of all of the 47 countries I have visited so far, India is both the >> most >> beautiful and the most disturbing. I have never seen such poverty >> anywhere >> else but I have never met such gentle, kind people either. I hope >> other >> people will be able to see that in the photos that I'm working on >> now. >> >> >> Tina >> >> >> Tina Manley >> http://leicatraveler.blogspot.com/ >> www.tinamanley.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