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, I know with that last comment I was being provocative. Obvioulsy there are many things to photograph in America. I stand corrected. Eric On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote: > The drive, focus and dedication to your subject(s), now expressed in words, > comes through powerfully in your photographs. It never occurred to me that > you "missed" anything when I viewed every image on your gallery. You > obviously have a fine eye, impeccable technique and something to say. > > That being said; your statement regarding "?nothing to photograph" in > America suggests a very narrow point of view. America, like every other > place on earth, has human beings with stories written on their faces, in > their hearts as well as their environments. America is not simply a mall. > We > have as much diversity of subject matter as any other place on earth. You > may choose not to photograph here - but not for lack of subjects. > > 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 2:29 PM, Eric Boehm, Jr wrote: > >> Another thing I would like to say. As a photographer, I am after >> STORIES. The older the face the deeper the story. It's as simple as >> that. Poverty is photogenic precisely because people who have access >> to computers, who go to museums, who buy Leicas are not poor. Also, >> for me, photographing inside an air conditioned shopping mall, taking >> pictures of the housewife with her kids shopping, or the corpulent >> masses consuming electronics, for me leaves me empty. Taking photos of >> the known is not what I am after. That is why I do not shoot in >> America. For me there is nothing to photograph. Call me crazy, but >> that is my view of reality. >> >> Eric Boehm > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/