Re: [Leica] More thoughts on my Anti-War Protest photos from 10/08;

[Mike Gil <dtt2150@yahoo.com>]

Tristian,

Usually when you plan a demonstration you have more
people with your beliefs show up.  A protest, no
matter how big or small is not an indication or a
representation of the opinion of the rest of the
country.

Mike Gil


- --- Tristan Tom <tristan@tristantom.com> wrote:
> Even mediocre photographs and a cheapy Web site can
> gain some attention if
> it deals with a salient topic. I have gotten over
> 3500 hits since Monday to
> my protest photo site:
> 
> <http://tristantom.com/berkeleyprotest/>
> 
> 
> Also, <http://sf.indymedia.org/>, a San Francisco
> area independent media
> organization, linked to me on their front page.
> 
> My goal in striving to be a good documentary
> photographer was never to
> allow my political views to color the photographs. I
> aimed simply to cover
> the event and to do it truthfully.
> 
> It has pained me that I have received several
> comments thanking me for
> showing more supporters of the U.S. bombings than
> protesters of it. This
> pains me because the plain truth is that the
> anti-war protesters
> outnumbered the supporters at this event. I know
> this, I was there.
> However, the U.S. supporters were more militant and
> loud, and gained more
> attention because of that fact.
> 
> However, in an effort to better portray the event as
> it really happened, I
> have re-edited the web presentation. I did not
> remove any photos, but added
> a few such that it overall better represents the
> reality of the event and
> who was present, etc...
> 
> What is most difficult about having documented this,
> is the fact that I am
> human and naturally have my own beliefs and feelings
> about the situation.
> Putting that aside, striving to capture the event in
> a pure fashion, and
> then editing and portraying my photos likewise has
> been difficult for me.
> Strangely, I have the power to color my portrayal of
> the event by choosing
> which photos to show and which to hide. But I was
> witness to both sides of
> the argument and wish to portray that...
> -- 
> 
> 
> 
> Tristan Tom
> <http://tristantom.com/>
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