True, but also lots of beautiful non-morbid stuff. In the case of his portfolios "Spanish Village" and "Country Doctor," for example, it is the juxtaposition of the darker and lighter sides of life that provide a lot of the power.
Rick --- "E.R.N. Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rick Womer wrote: > > >Intense, and unrelievedly bleak. For some reason, > >judges of photojournalism seem to lean heavily > toward > >disease, death, and destruction. Yet, some of my > >favorite PJ portfolios deal with much more everyday > >things--W Eugene Smith's work leaps to mind. He > >wouldn't have stood a chance before these judges. > > > He had disease and death in his portfolio, so he > could've offered > whatever was needed ... > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com