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Subject: [Leica] Lament for a Dying Field - Photojournalism -
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 20:27:11 -0700
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On Aug 9, 2009, at 8:14 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> Steve,
> I think as news moves to the internet, a cellphone will do....


afraid so, anyone with luck and a cell phone is a reporter, even a  
potential award winner...

and with an unlimited supply of poor quality, potentially very lucky  
shots...

it seems like the model is that of the monkey in front of a typewriter,


Steve


> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at 
> earthlink.net 
> >wrote:
>
>> Steve Barbour wrote:
>>
>>> from NYT...
>>>
>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/business/media/10photo.html?_r=1
>>>
>>>
>>> does anyone see an opportunity for rejuvenation?
>>
>> As long as supply keeps going up faster than demand, nope.
>>
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>
>>
>>
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best,

Steve

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