Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Which Street...
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 06:25:55 -0800

"eno!" wrote:
> 
> From: Deborah Dion <dkdion@home.com>
> >>>
> In the ongoing debate of street photography:
> It depends where the street is. Small towns in Portugal, San Francisco,
> Philly, Lenox Mass etc. provide wonderful sources of good photos. Makes a
> diference.
> Debby Dion
> >>>
> 
> It makes all the difference - I think the whole thing is futile if
> everyone's street is in another country, or town for that matter.
> When I think of "street" photography the first thing that comes to mind is
> New York City.  Why?  Because what else would I think of!  It's also because
> such a city has no restrictions (you can shoot anyone) and certainly has
> enough diversity and interesting folk. ><Snip> 
When I think of street photography I think of New York City and I haven't been
there in 30 years. Bruce Davison. Subways. Eliot Erwitt.
Mark Rabiner