Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BTW, for examples of color blindness, look no further than Hollywood movies. USA is 10% Asian-Americans, ~20% Latino and climbing, and almost 20% African Americans also - but you cannot tell that from the movies. Are they all racists. No, I wouldn't say that. On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > As I said before, I am wondering if there is a case of color blindness, > and this is only in the context of someone who photographs at least 2-5 > rolls everyday in NY / LA on average. > > I might very well be wrong in the observation, but isn't it interesting > that people jumped onto the "I am accusing a great man for being racist" or > that "other artists did not paint Asians" either. > > No one has actually said, gee, no, Winogrand does not have a case of color > blindness, you are just making a mountain out of molehill. I'd accept that, > but no, we have Mr. Rabiner accusing me, and Douglas and you jumping on the > bandwagon.... > On May 9, 2013 6:15 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > >> Richard, you are being a bit disingenuous here. If you were only "making >> an observation", then might I ask why you felt that this particular >> observation was relevant? I have no idea if Winogrand was a racist or not, >> but clearly your "observation" is only relevant in that context. So don't >> pretend that there was no deeper meaning behind your "observation". >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> On May 9, 2013, at 6:29 AM, Richard Man wrote: >> >> > Mark, did you read everything I write? I made an observation. Viewers of >> > his exhibit can judge for themselves about my observation, which once >> again >> > is "few photos in his exhibit have people of colors, and exactly one >> Asian >> > that we can find." I am not accusing him of anything. Anyone can >> confirm or >> > refute my observation. The exhibit is still open and you can purchase >> the >> > book for $50. >> > >> > May be it;s the curator and has billions of photos of African American >> in >> > his vast quantity of negatives, but this exhibit does not show it. >> > >> > You are making accusation, I am not. Please have some restrain that you >> > speak of. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 9:10 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >> Have you seen his Rolodex? >> >> Because it really appears you are accusing Garry Winogrand of racism. >> >> And you don't know much about him. >> >> The idea that he'd have any problem with having people of color in his >> >> frame >> >> is patently absurd. >> >> When one makes slights against a someone's personal integrity some >> >> restraint >> >> in in order. Even if that person is not a towering figure of a >> particular >> >> type. In this case a photographer who dedicated his life to capture the >> >> world around him and who did it with some success. >> >> Is this a controversy? >> >> Has anyone in the history of the world ever said anything about the >> color >> >> of >> >> the people the great Garry Winogrand photographed? OF COURSE NOT. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto