[Leica] James Nachtwey AND MICHAEL HINTLIAN

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)]

Where'd you find that great quote, Ted? Love it.
I always tell my students that still images have far more impact than
moving images because, as you said, the moving image flashes by and it's
gone; the still is there, and there, and there. The perfect two examples
are the Eddie Adams Saigon execution shot and the Nick Ut napalmed girl.
Both those incidents were shot by t.v. crews and shown on the evening
news, and in both cases the moving images were quickly forgotten, while
the stills became icons.

One exception to this 'rule' might be the video of the planes hitting
the WTC towers. But I believe the reason this is an exception is that
the video images were shown so repeatedly, so relentlessly, indeed so
continuously, over a period of days, if not weeks, that they became, in
effect, still images. ;-)

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BTW - I finally got my hands on a physical copy of Michael Hintlian's
Digging - a Leica-shot book. WOW!! Gorgeous reproductions of truly
impressive photographs - a MUST for every LUGlibrary.

B. D.

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Ted Grant
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 11:45 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] James Nachtwey


Frank Dernie said:
Subject: Re: [Leica] James Nachtwey


> Wow. If television has taken the place of photojournalism it certainly
> does not have the same emotional power. We hear about the tragedy in 
> Darfur every day but this makes it much more real. How screwed up the 
> world is.<<<<,
See: http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101041004/photoessay/

Hi Frank,
I don't think TV will ever accomplish the impact of powerful B&W
photography 
when it comes to subjects of this nature.

TV is moving, as in "it's only a movie" and flicks past in seconds and
out 
of our minds as the commercial comes on showing some sweet Hollywood
broad 
with belly button pierced flogging whatever it is these gals flog. And
with 
no relationship to the previous moments of Death in Darfur!

But the B&W still? It sits there right in your face until you turn the
page 
or change the computer screen.

It allows viewers to look at every element and detail of what these
human 
beings are going through.  It's photography like this that should be
right 
in the face of every UN delegate every morning as they're drinking their

coffee and enjoying their toasted sweet cinnamon bun.  Sorry wont start
a 
rant about that !

And would Natchwey's pictures be more powerful with a Leica in hand?
Nope! 
He get's a very powerful message across with whatever gear he uses.
Pointing 
out once again... "it isn't the gear it's the guy or gal using it!"

A borrowed quotation:

"There isn't anything more powerful than a big black and white
photograph.

It does something that television can never do!"

HARRY REASONER.....................



I thought the quotation appropriate for the moment!.

ted



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