Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi George, Unfortunately, this may be true. However, in a journalistic sense, acredited photojournalists do have a mandate to "cover the news" and this means "street photography", at least to a certain degree. But I agree, Salgado's work today would need model releases. Eric On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote: > Prediction: Permits and releases will drive "street photography" to the > underground; only outlaws will do true street photography. The "new > reality" > we will see "published" will actually be staged, permitted and released - > akin to fiction - used for advertising as well as propaganda - don't watch > the news; watch the movies about the events instead. It's a new and spooky > world out there. > > Fond regards, > George > > george@imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > On Jul 12, 2008, at 1:51 AM, Alastair Firkin wrote: > >> I must make a quick comment. Leica are calling for MASTER IMAGES via the >> LFI. They want M8 DLUX CLUX images only, to "prove" how good these digital >> marvels are I suppose. When you read the fine print, you have to have >> model >> releases for anyone in the images: Well perhaps the photography the M was >> good for is now no longer viable. I can't imagine traveling in India and >> having to get someone to sign a release. >> >> I'm going to Paris in September for 3 weeks: one of my aims is to make >> some street images, but in France the rules are even stricter I believe. >> Certainly 60% of HCB's work would not pass the Leica Master image >> requirements. For children you would have to track down the legal >> guardians. >> It seems a bit depressing to use the M to take only animals, vegetables >> and >> minerals, and I suppose body parts which cannot be identified. >> >> Cheers >> >> Alastair >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Eric W.A. Boehm, PhD Assistant Professor, Microbiology Department of Biological Sciences Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave. Union, NJ 07083 908-737-3654 eboehm@kean.edu Research Website: http://www.eboehm.com/ Photography Website: http://www.streetphotographyisrael.com/