Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 7, 2008, at 9:34 AM, Phil Swango wrote: > Parker Haeg wrote: > Mr Swango- > I spent the afternoon with Steve B. and we were both commenting on how > powerful your photos are. I showed the photos to my eight year old, > as we > listened to the full recording of MLK's final speech, and when I > looked over > at her, she had tears streaming down her face. Good photos elicit > emotion, > great photos dredge up the deep emotions of shared humanity. > They really capture what appears to be the shocked dismay of people. > Thank you so much for posting- > Parker > ==================== > > Thanks for your kind comments, Parker. You caught me off-guard for > a moment > because I had never considered that the pictures might be seen by > young > people who would not have had any experience of the times. Your > description > of viewing them with your daughter made me think of the one photo in > the set > that shows a white father with his own young daughter, whom he had > brought > to witness the march. I'm betting she remembers it to this day. > You can't > do any better than that as a parent. Phil ...Parker's daughter is a brilliant , aware 8 year old... it's a tribute to your images and to MoMo that she was so moved... your photos are terribly moving, even haunting, Steve > > > > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information