Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/11

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Subject: RE: [Leica] The Panhandler...
From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:42:56 -0400

Hi Frank,

I do not agree that a photo of a panhandler asking
for money is necessarily exploitation.  It may
show a cliche, a lack of creativity, but I don't see
it as any more exploitative than say David's shot.
Any exploitation would be in the self-serving use
of the shot.

- - Phong

frank theriault wrote:
>
> hi, Simon,
>
> It's slang for beggar.
>
> As for the photo itself, I rather cringed when I saw the title.  Oh, no,
> thinks I, another shot of some poor person, asking for money.  It's so
> difficult to capture such street people without exploiting them.
>
> But, I think you did it, David.  This is a very sensitive portrait of this
> person, that seems to tell us something about him, delves into his
> personality.  With no hint in the photo itself that he's a beggar.  Very
> well done.
>
> cheers,
> frank


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