Last night I attended a talk and (electronic) slide show at the local camera club presented by the ex-pat UK photographer Lewis Morley entitled "The reluctant photographer". Lewis's getting on (he's been officially retired since 1987) and he's essentially a shy kind of guy but he did ramble a little and so kept the fairly large audience (I was one of the youngest in attendance) well engaged for the whole evening.
He started out by explaining that he had always wanted to be a painter but he fell into photography and it made cash so being a little lazy he continued, hence the title. Of course he showed some of his most recognizable images but of more interest were the stories surrounding their capture and occasional glimpses of associated contact sheets. Interestingly he kept mentioning that he wasn't a particularly technically skilled photographer but he did say that he preferred to process and print his own work, when he had the time. I won't ramble on, It was a good night, very educational and if you ever get a chance to attend a talk by an old bloke who became relatively famous using his camera to make a living it's well worth it. See the link below for some more info: http://www.milesago.com/People/morley-lewis.htm Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
