Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Za-zing. (Sound those two Wilkinson swords made on crossing, in the old TV ads...) Clear and bracingly correct and beautifully expressed. Thank you Vince P. On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 7:39 PM, scleroplex <scleroplex at gmail.com> wrote: > greetings! > > am posting this link for LUGers, including our resident celebrity ted grant > > > http://www.wickedlocal.com/lincoln/news/lifestyle/x154264562/Polumbaum-collection-featured-at-Newseum > > > ted polumbaum to me represents what a photojournalist should be > a true professional, a good citizen and a great human being > > he suffered greatly for his principles, was blacklisted as a journalist > and never became a celebrity photographer > > he was working at the time for UPI, which never supported his > constitutional > rights > and now belongs to the moonies > > i had the privilege of having him as my patient 10 years ago > he was a man of absolute integrity and remains an inspiration to me > everyday > > the vermont case is a clear point of law > > one should not face a legal ban without a judicial decision > and bypassing the right to answer charges against you > > what has happened to that man is an administrative ban > just like what used to be common in apartheid south africa > > aptitude, attitude and personal likability are all irrelevant under the law > in this country > > when i got pulled off a plane and faced arrest for taking photographs > it had nothing to do with aptitude, attitude or likability > i even was using a small silent Leica > > it was because i was brown, unlike our resident celebrity ted grant > > thankfully under the law, that was deemed irrelevant too > which is why i'm still flying and clicking on planes > > with the exception of some like rabiner, > most of the comments in this thread remind me > of what people said when the nazis first started their attacks > > sooner or later it will also affect you > > again, this is a clear point of law, which applies equally to the celebrity > photographer, the protective parent and the inept fool > > one more thing about ted polumbaum > he was ever the epitome of humility > > unlike celebrity photographers, he never yelled > in person or in print > > when one thinks of ted polumbaum, hubris never comes to mind > > yours sincerely, > bharani padmanabhan md phd > boston > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >