Re: The morality of taking a photograph

[Paul Stenquist]

Street photography is most certainly art. The street photographer must 
recognize a worthy image in a matter of seconds and act immediately. 
I've blown so many great photos, it makes me cry. I don't think there's 
any greater measure of photographic skill than that of capturing the 
moment as it happens and doing it well. You can't do that with paint 
and canvas. You can only do it with a camera.
Paul
On Friday, November 21, 2003, at 04:37 PM, Butch Black wrote:

My 2¢ worth

I'm uncomfortable with it, it begs too many questions. The coke bottle
eyeglasses makes me wonder if there is an underlying medical problem, 
or
possibly a mental problem.

This also brings up the whole question: is street photography "art" 
and if
so does that give the photographer the right to shoot Carte Blanc just
because it is art. What comes to mind is the W.P.A. photographs from 
some of
the noted early 20th century photographers. They showed miserable
conditions, but often showed a quiet dignity that went with it. I see 
more
shock value then anything in that photo. Yes it is a representation of 
life,
the statistics on obesity in the US are staggering. I don't see any
redeeming message to offset the shock value in the photograph. But 
this is
personal taste. I don't like Howard Stern or Jerry Springer's TV shows
either.

Butch

Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself.

Hermann Hesse (Demian)