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Subject: [Leica] Re: modern photoreportage?
From: heninger at adobe.com (Wade Heninger)
Date: Fri Jan 11 12:56:08 2008

Holy crap.  I forgot about that website...


On 1/11/08 9:50 AM, "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net>
wrote:

> Personally I always thought some of the best "modern photoreportage" came 
> from
> the works for Fritz Mayhem. Sadly I've not seen any
> new work from him in sometime so it's totally possible he may have passed 
> away
> or found a way to finally get into that 4th dimension
> and live among the flying rods.
> 
> http://fritzmayhem.freeservers.com/gallery3/
> 
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lottermoser George" Subject: Re: [Leica] modern photoreportage?
> 
> 
>> I mostly agree with you Tarek. I would add that when one gets this  close 
>> to
>> a subject - opportunities will also present themselves
>> wherein interaction with the photographer as s/he becomes part of the  
>> scene,
>> become apparent - that's when "gonzo" comes into play
>> 
>> On Jan 11, 2008, at 11:27 AM, Tarek Charara wrote:
>> 
>>> I don't think it's posed at all. I think it's months and months of  work,
>>> being accepted by these people, living with them, etc.
>>> I have had a few friends who where heroin addicts (some are gone  
>>> now...),
>>> the atmosphere in these pictures looks very familiar
>>> and  when they are "high" they don't really care about what is happening 
>>>  or
>>> who is doing what around them...
>> 
>> Fond regards,
>> George
>> george@imagist.com
>> www.imagist.com
> 
> 
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Replies: Reply from bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen) ([Leica] Re: modern photoreportage?)
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