Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't understand why we can't hope for one kid or maybe two to have a better life. Or maybe its worth it for 55 kids to have a moment beyond what they have had before. Why put it down. Anything we do is more then nothing. I think the whole thing is great as are thousands of other trys at giving a little. Bravo to Kyle, Tina, and everyone else involved - ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Kyle Cassidy <cassidy@netaxs.com> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 12:13:47 -0400 (EDT) >martin said: > >> but do I think for a second that >> sending 55 cameras to these kids is going >> to amount to anything resembling >> substantial change or improvement? Sorry, no. I suspect that >> ultimately -- and probably within the not too distant future -- they'll >> simply become part >> of the trash heap that these kids have to live in. >> >i must say, martin, i disagree completely. at some point during our lives >(well, most of our lives) we all made the decision not to be passive >participants in life. rather active doccumenters of the world around us. >photography made us aware of our surroundings and >gave us a creative outlet that has, for me at least, made all the >difference. not only are these kids learning to express themselves through >photography, but they write as well, this is the first, and i think >biggest, step towards actually believing "i am better than my >surroundings." they're getting international exposure. i don't think nancy >would have been doing it this long if she didn't believe she was getting >real results. > >besides, no one would ever throw a leica-h into a dump! they keep them >boxed on shelves and carefully dusted. > >kyle > >