On 7/20/2011 19:50, William Robb wrote:
On 20/07/2011 2:02 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Like Christine , I feel uncomfortable shooting the unfortunate and while
that photo of Shel's is powerful it is also maudlin (skipping around to
referencing other posts here - sorry) and cruel.
I'm going to challenge you on that one Ann. Lets presume for the sake of
discussion that the story under the picture is true (and I have no
reason to believe otherwise, and neither should you).
Story under the picture?... I didn't see anthing but the photo... hmmm.
With that in mind, the subject new the camera was present, and I expect
new he was being photographed. Without going back and looking, I believe
Shel mentioned he had shot most of a roll of film on that subject.
So, the subject was knowingly being photographed in what had
unfortunately become his natural environment.
I'll agree with the maudlin part, but cruel?
(well, projecting here... you know why)
There had to have been at least a tacit approval on the subject's part
regarding the image being shot, and one would presume that had he
objected, the image wouldn't have been made (though this would depend
entirely on how sensitive Shel was that day).
Difference between what Shel chose to show others and someone knowing
he was taking their photo...
How is Shel's picture, taken with the subject's permission any more
cruel than this one by Paul, more obviously with permission I'll admit,
for example:
http://pug.komkon.org/LX_Gallery/Gallery_index.html
Well for one thing, the guy is looking straight at Paul...
for another, unless you read Paul's story about it, he is just a guy
who kinda looks like some peoples idea of what Jesus looked like or
would have looked like and I certainly couldn't tell he was holding
money.. looks like note paper since he has a pen in his hand. I can't
tell he is begging from looking at the photo. I don't remember the
photo tho I surely should becuase of where it is.. that is in the LX
gallery.
ann
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