Yes, his work is good. I withdraw my previous comment:-). However, for his own protection you would think he'd look for 18 year old models. There are plenty of models of that age who are just as youthful and innocent looking as 12 year olds. Why leap into the fire? Paul On May 23, 2008, at 8:27 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> I haven't seen the images that created the controversy, but the "At > the Opera" images to which you linked are simply superb! > > Dan M > > On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 7:25 AM, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> Bravo, Bob. As much of a Ruddite as I am, I have to say Kev sounds >> disappointingly populist about Bill Henson's artistic worth. If you >> haven't seen Henson's photos in person (and really, they don't >> translate >> well to the web), I'd urge you to with withhold judgement until >> you do. >> They are astonishingly beautiful. >> >> When I first saw the Paris Opera series, it opened my eyes to >> photography. I got my first SLR soon after, and have loved low light >> photography ever since. The enormous prints were hung high in a >> very dim >> gallery, just like old masters. >> http://blog.photoshelter.com/2008/05/bill-henson-at-the-opera-1.html >> >> D >> >> Bob W wrote: >>> Some people think there's no difference between nakedness and >>> pornography. Some people think that being a politician or a >>> policeman >>> qualifies them to decide what is and isn't art. When the 2 groups >>> intersect, trouble ensues. >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>>> Behalf Of David Savage >>>> Sent: 23 May 2008 02:01 >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> Subject: When art walks a moral fine line >>>> >>>> <http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/nude-photographs-revolting-ru >>>> dd/2008/05/23/1211183044543.html> >>>> <http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=567968> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
