Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > I would urge that we not paint with such broad brushes. > To "classify" and "label" careers, especially based on a few key > year's work, does not aid in our understanding of concepts like > documentary work, propaganda work, and jounalistic work. > > While agree that much of the government sponsored photography > fits a particular definition of propaganda, the photographers in > question worked before that hire and after that hire. > > I'd further suggest that they and many of us produce strong > documentary work while under contract to produce "propaganda (as > here defined)." > This I see most especially in the work of Evans. A vary large > proportion of his documents, while under hire by the gov, > actually do little in the way of propaganda for new deal > programs; while they do an amazing job of documenting life, > architecture, signage, fashion, et al. > my point was that Evans didn't classify himself a documentary photographer, but what he called "a photographer working in the documentary style" which is rather different. tim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html