Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 21, 2012, at 11:14 AM, Gerry Walden wrote: > There are just so many - where do you start. Steve has certainly posted 3 > fine examples. the three all iconic, symbolic images, Steve > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > +44 (0)797 287 7932 > www.gwpics.com > > On 21 Apr 2012, at 17:24, Lew Schwartz wrote: > >> Mindful that I'm opening a can of worms and the kind of discussion >> that I don't often see in this forum, would the various posters be up >> to the task of identifying (links appreciated) their favorite images >> by Doisneau, Riboud, Boubat, Ronis? I ask for several reasons, but the >> most important seems to be a world view shared by their images and the >> LUG members who like them, namely that life, if caught at the right >> moment, is carefree, happy and soulful, and that the common man, and, >> indeed all men, caught at the right moment has beauty, nobility, and >> innocence. I call this entrenched optimism, Ted uses the words "people >> in real life on the street" and Gerry feels that they capture [sic] >> "the soul, without [which] we are lost." Doesn't real life entail much >> more than these images show? Is there something about photography >> (street and/or Leica photography in particular) that lends itself to >> portraying life in this way? Finally, is it possible for photography >> to capture other aspects of the lives of people on the street ... and >> still be great photography? >> >> -Lew S >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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