Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin: Very well put! Thank you. Cheers Wilber GFE Martin Howard wrote: > Tina Manley wrote, in part: > > > > ...comments along the lines of "oh, how ironic, there she is with photo > > equipment that's worth more than what her subjects will make in a > > lifetime." > > > > Just goes to show how little some people think. If you were not there > taking pictures (regardless of which equipment you use), the world would not > know about it. There would be no effort to improve the lives of these > people. > > No, TV doesn't cut it. A 30 second sound bite on the evening news, and then > the latest commercials for fast food or oversized SUVs, is just enough so > that people can feel comfortable about "keeping in touch with world events", > but not actually have to do anything. > > Your pictures stir emotion and make these people real. Your photography and > comments give them a voice. There is nothing ironic about that, and > certainly nothing to be worried about. > > M. > > -- > Martin Howard | "Very funny Scotty. Now beam down > Interactive Systems Designer | my clothes." > email: mvhoward@mac.com | > www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +---------------------------------------