Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 5/19/00 1:04:38 PM, deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk writes: >Whoah... stop right there. Street photography ain't about 'stealing' images. Man, it sure seems like it with all the concern about being inconspicuous while you're shooting. Also it seems that there is an attitude that goes along with the genre that the subjects of the photos are just so much human debris that grace the photographer by passing through the frame. Put another way it seems like "street photographers" view people on the street as merchandise to be collected on film or fodder for their photographic appetite. Maybe that's not the case but that's certainly the image one gets sometimes. I, for one, have certainly gotten the impression that street photographers are laughing at their subjects or at least feeling superior to them. If nothing else you guys have an "image" problem. Bob (not necessarily opposed to "stolen" moments) McEowen