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Subject: [Leica] Mary Ellen Mark (was re: leica spotted at fred phelps protest)
From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:46:31 -0600
References: <9F07836ED74F1C42AA69DFBAF8A1E2F1374A313925@MBX1.asc.local>

Yep.  The one that sticks in my mind is the grand dragon or imperial wizard
or whatever the asshole called himself, standing in a road with his hood
off, and some guy by him holding a couple of Dobermans on a leash.  It said
everything that needed to be said, like these people are really out there in
the world.

Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Kyle Cassidy
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:56 AM
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] Mary Ellen Mark (was re: leica spotted at fred phelps
> protest)
> 
> Ken Said:
> >Excellent photos, especially the last two.  Maybe this could be a new
> book
> >project.  They remind me in a way of Mary Ellen Mark's KKK photos.  The
> >photo of the little boy is beyond chilling.  Someone did a photo essay on
> >snake handlers (evidently a group with an adverse mortality rate), but I
> >can't remember who.
> 
> Mary Ellen Mark's KKK portraits were quite possibly the most influential
> images I've ever seen. Everything changed after that.
> 
> http://www.maryellenmark.com/images/large/odyssey/201B-021-009.jpg
> 
> http://www.maryellenmark.com/images/large/odyssey/201B-047-022.jpg
> 
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy) ([Leica] Mary Ellen Mark (was re: leica spotted at fred phelps protest))