I agree with Paul: well put. And I agree that this is an excellent shot.
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > Any photo can be exploitive. We're all taking advantage of what the world > reveals when creating our images. Every photo exploits something. Sometimes, > the homeless are easy targets and not much beyond their pitiful condition is > revealed. But here, the figures rushing past in the foreground that frame the > subject are transformative. They provide take the photo to another level.. I > would say that this is a worthy subject that makes a statement above and > beyond the condition of the subject by relating him to the rest of the world > and creating an interesting image in the process. > > Perhaps I'm over thinking it, but I find it to be a very interesting and > moving photo. > > Speaking of exploitation, I've grown weary of Detroit "devastation porn." You > don't have to have people in the pics to exploit a bad situation. > > Paul > On Oct 31, 2012, at 11:01 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Well, I have a dilemma here and your opinion would help me. I do take photos >> of beggars from time to time but I try not to exploit them and do try to >> show them in a very "human" way. >> >> So here's today's PESO: >> >> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/10/bloor-station-rush-hour.html?m=0 >> >> Exploiting or no? It's obviously a jarring image and one that many will find >> uncomfortable to look at (indeed one ~should~ feel uncomfortable). >> >> However my thoughts are, firstly, that I take pictures of all sorts of >> people from business people to firefighters to construction workers; beggars >> are as much a part of a city as anyone else. Secondly, I think there's a >> story here that goes beyond simply, "here's a beggar, let's gawk." I won't >> tell you what I think that story is; if the viewer can't see stories then >> the photo obviously isn't working (for that viewer). >> >> So if you have thoughts on this photo and whether I should display it I >> would love to hear them. >> >> And comments on the photo itself are welcome. >> >> Thanks, >> frank >> >> >> >> "If the world were clear, art would not exist." -- Albert Camus >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
