Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Truth be told, I teach women in hijab's. ;-) On 3/30/06 8:30 PM, "R. Clayton McKee" <leica@rcmckee.com> wrote: > On 30 Mar 2006 at 18:41, B. D. Colen wrote: > >> Yes, of course I would have. Would it have been as good? It would have >> been >> different. As I said earlier, a photo of a guy in a pin stripe suit, >> standing in a subway station clutching to his chest a binder that says CIA >> Review whatever, is going to elicit a 'Say what?!' from most viewers - and >> that's what I was going for. > > And I have to say I think you got it. > > Honestly, I just enjoyed the idea of someone, ANYONE, walking around > in public clutching a notebook labelled "CIA Review Course - part 2." > My first reaction was "Well, damn, someone just blew their cover..." > and it wasn't until this discussion broke out that I went back and > looked and saw that yes, she's in hijab, and oh well. It's > interesting to see the reactions that brings out, but to me it really > doesn't add much of anything to the photograph. > > I live and work in some of the most multicultural areas of Houston, > which is a fairly diverse city, and I see women in hijab I guess > pretty much every day. I can't say for certain because it long since > stopped being anything to take notice about. The only time I really > become aware of it any more is when it's the full veil (which I do > see from time to time) or when, as here, someone else calls attention > to it. > > I try to have friendships, or at least friendly relationships, with > people from anywhere and everywhere and many of them like to wear > traditional dress for personal, cultural, or religious reasons, and > although most of those traditional outfits beat the heck out of jeans > and a tshirt for visual appeal, they don't tell you anything much > about the people wearing them. > > -- > > > R. Clayton McKee http://www.rcmckee.com > Photojournalist rcmckee@rcmckee.com > P O Box 571900 voice/fax 713/783-3502 > Houston, TX 77257-1900 cell phone # on request > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information