Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark wrote: << i would say that a vast amount of professional photography that is published, and portraits too, are also awful. they are simply chronic, with less to offer of interest than a simple sunset. >> - ------------------------------------------ Dear Mark (and others who share this view), If this is your observation of professional photgraphy today, well friend, you need to get out more! There are many very talented people consistenly cranking out great photography. They might not be doing it all in one place (e.g., Life Magazine), but it's there, it's stronger than ever, and it's more diverse than ever before...it's taking greater chances than ever. (Further, the equipment is better, there are more choices in all formats and the film is much improved!) Now I'm no pro photographer, but as an avid art collector for twenty years, I think I can recognize great photography...it's everywhere! The cup is 3/4's full on this one! The circumstances of the late 20th century has afforded most professions, whether it be sports, finance, publishing, manufacturing, medicine, art, photgraphy, etc., a higher degree of education, skill and exposure to more at increasingly younger ages. So much so that the great people of yesteryear seem more and more an anomaly. How else could HCB, or Da Vinci do so much in a world that offered (comparatively speaking) so little? Take another look Mark, both eyes open, and enjoy!! : ) Cheers, Arturo