Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B. D. Colen wrote in part: > I don't know why stuff like this makes me crazy, but it does.;-) What makes In my book Salgado is a great economist because he has turned from the dry side of measuring the economy in numbers to the laborious task of documenting the painful human consequences of economic revolutions. If you read the stories behind his pictures, included in some of his books as appendices, he is still being an economist--rooting out the causes for the suffering and displacement that he witnesses. But I believe he wants us to see beyond GDP per capita figures. I would say he is practicing economic photo-journalism. I only mention that he uses Leicas because that is appropriate for the LUG, which is formulated around brand enthusiasm. Those who indulge in Leica use as a form of upper-class conoisseurship may wish to avoid the Salgado talk--his images will not provide much comfort for the view that unfettered markets always maximize human happiness. B. D., You may have read too much irony into my announcement. Mark Davison - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:41 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Salgado to speak in Seattle Feb 16 > I don't know why stuff like this makes me crazy, but it does.;-) What makes > Sebastio Salgado "the great economist?" Economist? Yes, he is, or was. But > "great economist?" Based on what? Whose judgment? What reputation? Where? > > Great documentary photographer dedicated to using his art to drawing the > attention of the world's "have's" to the plight of the "have nots?" > Absolutely. He is a stunningly good photographer. > > And "Leica photographer?" Well, only if you would have called him an > "Olympus photographer" back when Olympus was supporting him and he was using > Olympus gear. ;-) > > A truly great photographer, literally a "legend in his own time," who uses > Leica gear. > > B. D. > > P.S. And I was going to be in Seattle Feb. 16 because I would love to hear > him and see his presentation. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark > Davison > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:18 AM > To: Leica User Group > Subject: [Leica] Salgado to speak in Seattle Feb 16 > > > The great economist and concerned Leica photographer Sebastio Salgado will > speak Sat Feb 16 at Town Hall. He will be delivering a slide show on > Migrations and The Children. > > Details at http://www.townhallseattle.org/coming.cfm > > > Mark Davison > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html