Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey, Son, he said it shaped the vision of "millions of photographers who came after him," which, I would argue, is entirely accurate. He did not say "of all the millions of photographers who came after him," which would include the 100s of millions - nay, billions - of people who use cameras, and who, as you say, haven't had their vision shaped at all. :-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of (SonC) Sonny Carter Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 1:40 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] HCB Did It All First I think it might bee a wee exageration to say, "Cartier-Bresson played a very large role in shaping the vision of millions of photographers who came after him." I'm not so sure millions of photographers have had their vision shaped at all. (That said without being critical or supportive of your point.) SonC http://www.sonc.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Welch" <eric@jphotog.com> To: "Leicalist" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 12:02 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] HCB Did It All First > on 06/20/03 6:15 PM, Slobodan Dimitrov at sld@earthlink.net wrote: > > > I get considerably > > more from being in the presence of the portraiture of the Roman > > Republic than from HCB. > > What, pray tell, is the Roman Republic. And you can assume, and argue > all you want, but Cartier-Bresson played a very large role in shaping > the vision > of millions of photographers who came after him. And the universal > respect he receives from professionals is plenty authentication he is > a master. Besides, he's not a photojournalist, he's a surrealist. ;-) > > Eric Welch > Carlsbad, CA > http://www.jphotog.com > > I think not, said Descartes, and disappeared. > > -- > 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