Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I actually wouldn't pick this group as my favorite or even the best French photogs. I'm interested in what the posters see in them, especially since their aesthetic seems available for assimilation/emulation whereas other photog's (HCB, Brassai) don't. Curious, no? On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > Sound great Lew you start! > > - - from my iRabs. > Mark Rabiner > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > > >> From: Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:24:26 -0400 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: [Leica] Doisneau, Riboud, Boubat, Ronis >> >> 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 -- -Lew S.