Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, I stand corrected. Eric On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 5:01 PM, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > > On Jul 12, 2008, at 1:25 PM, Lottermoser George 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. > > > your images are powerful, loaded with empathy and history, very well > done... > > the thought and question about whether they reflect the demographics of > Israel, was based on some wrong impressions... > > I don't think you ever implied that....but some viewers may have read too > much into it. > > I'm not sure why we went so far down that particular avenue... > > as is always the case, your images only reflected what you chose to > photograph, or not to photograph... > > I do have to echo George, and point out that America offers, and here on > the > LUG you will see, photos of the young and the old with heavy stories etched > upon their faces, > > in fact here in the US, you can readily find subjects that look identical > to > those you found in Israel, > > > Steve > > >> >> >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/