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Subject: [Leica] New York Is...
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:08:22 +1030
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Hi Craig - it's an interesting set of circumstances that create this
idea, and I am wondering what it means for the future of journalism
and photography.  News moving to iPhone photos by bystanders mean that
the concerted work of the past is less common.

And I agree with Richard, your work is great.

Marty



On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 4:23 AM, Craig Semetko <csemetko at gmail.com> wrote:
> Marty--
>
> Your observation is dead on. I'm doing a project on America now and it's 
> amazing what some folks feel free to volunteer about what places, subject 
> matter, ethnicities, occupations, etc., etc., etc., they think should be 
> included as though, well, to paraphrase you, the photos should be evenly 
> representative, rather than what (I) see and want to convey.
>
> craig
>
>
>>
>> Hi Phil,
>>
>> I've spoken to a few people who saw that show and many people about
>> the book - it is amazing how many Americans say things about it like
>> "I was there, it wasn't that bad" - as though by its title or subject
>> matter the photos should have been evenly representative, rather than
>> what Frank saw and wanted to convey.
>>
>> Marty
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote:
>>> Marty Deveney wrote:
>>>
>>>> I saw a copy of 'New York Is' featuring photos by Robert Frank when I
>>>> was in NYC in 2010 - The Times has now found the original photos and
>>>> here is a story and some of the photos here:
>>>
>>>>
>>> http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/a-lonely-gaze-on-the-times-and-its-city/
>>> =======================================
>>>
>>> Sweet! ?Thanks for posting. ?I saw the "The Americans" exhibit when it 
>>> was
>>> in DC a few year ago at the National Gallery. ?Powerful stuff still.
>>
>
>
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