Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Craig - it's an interesting set of circumstances that create this idea, and I am wondering what it means for the future of journalism and photography. News moving to iPhone photos by bystanders mean that the concerted work of the past is less common. And I agree with Richard, your work is great. Marty On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 4:23 AM, Craig Semetko <csemetko at gmail.com> wrote: > Marty-- > > Your observation is dead on. I'm doing a project on America now and it's > amazing what some folks feel free to volunteer about what places, subject > matter, ethnicities, occupations, etc., etc., etc., they think should be > included as though, well, to paraphrase you, the photos should be evenly > representative, rather than what (I) see and want to convey. > > craig > > >> >> Hi Phil, >> >> I've spoken to a few people who saw that show and many people about >> the book - it is amazing how many Americans say things about it like >> "I was there, it wasn't that bad" - as though by its title or subject >> matter the photos should have been evenly representative, rather than >> what Frank saw and wanted to convey. >> >> Marty >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: >>> Marty Deveney wrote: >>> >>>> I saw a copy of 'New York Is' featuring photos by Robert Frank when I >>>> was in NYC in 2010 - The Times has now found the original photos and >>>> here is a story and some of the photos here: >>> >>>> >>> http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/a-lonely-gaze-on-the-times-and-its-city/ >>> ======================================= >>> >>> Sweet! ?Thanks for posting. ?I saw the "The Americans" exhibit when it >>> was >>> in DC a few year ago at the National Gallery. ?Powerful stuff still. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information