Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I do not see any contradiction between people pictures and what some hardened photojournalists call "rocks and shrubs". I like to do both landscape, cityscape and people photography. My Leicas are wonderful for all of the above. Nathan Krechtz@aol.com wrote: > A tool to document the human condition, our cultures and society. A tool of > EDUCATION! > To educate is to break down ignorance. >> > > While the attitudes of some participants may be genuinely frustrating to > other members, and the history of photography as an influential force for the > public good is both well documented and commendable, education takes many > forms. > There is something to be said for photography as a craft and an art form as > well as a strictly documentary medium. This dialogue has existed since the > very beginnings of photography, and it will certainly continue. Meanwhile, > there is room for many divergent views, and I hope to continue to see them > expressed by LUG members. > > Joe Sobel - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/