Ah, Chris, let me make clear that we understand that the "normal" American media is employing this technique of "creating a sense of connection" which worries us here across the pond. We therefore welcome independent views in the U.S. What you'd call "left" is still very much "right" for our senses. What you call normalcy is what we often perceive as extremely ignorant.
Let me give you an example of how we believe you need to take photos that deserve the label "independent": http://www.lomography.com/about/the-ten-golden-rules On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]>wrote: > Danke, Gabby! There's a general sense of marginalization about the group, > and I'm hoping to capture the normalcy of the protesters...create a sense of > connection. > On Oct 3, 2011 11:50 AM, "gabbydott" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cheers, Chris! Documenting and sharing what you see as happening is a > good > > thing, I find. > > > > It is very much of THE thing to do today, to gather with people who share > > one's own view to demonstrate one's enlarged physical mass. I don't think > > that it is smarter than finding new ways of fair communication > beforehand, > > though. > > > > But hey, we've had our share of "we are the people" pictures 22 years ago > > and we won. Go ahead and do it the American (occupying) Style! Learn to > take > > scalps if you must but leave the heads on! > > > > On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 2:57 AM, Chris Jenkins < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > >> So what do you all think of the various regional Occupy groups springing > up > >> around the US, emulating OccupyWallStreet? I'm going out to OccupyTampa > on > >> Thursday to do some independent media photography, but am curious about > the > >> perception of the country and world at large. >
