RE: Off-Topic, New Orleans Images

Well Mark there are photographers who dedicate their lives to this type of
humanitarian work like Salgato. If that were the same in this case I'd agree
with you. I think our collective consciousness has been raised significantly
with this disaster already. Sorry I just don't buy it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ender100@aol.com [mailto:Ender100@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 6:04 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Re: Off-Topic, New Orleans Images

Gerry,

I don't know that Dan mentioned anything about offering the images for sale,
but I think he has a right to show his work, just as you have a right not to
look at it, and even not like it.

Not long ago I saw an incredible exhibit of war photographs by James
Nachtway—oddly enough, in spite of the subject matter, there was an eery
beauty to many of the photographs and in some cases such irony that the
images were very powerful—I am glad I saw them and I am glad Mr. Nachtway
was there to photograph the scenes. I think it would have been a loss to
humanity had he not done so. Do I think he was taking advantage of the pain
and suffering of others? No, I think he was trying to raise our level of
consciousness regarding the horrible outcome of war—any war.

Also, remember that some photographers might use any income from such images
to help the victims.

Best Wishes,
Mark Nelson
Precision Digital <http://www.precisiondigitalnegatives.com/>
Negatives--The Book
PDNPrint <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PDNPrint/> Forum at Yahoo Groups
www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com <http://www.markinelsonphoto.com/>

In a message dated 4/24/06 4:41:27 PM, GGILIBERTI@controlotron.com writes:

I'd have to say this is way off topic. The HDR thing is intesting but to
make images of devestation and then eventually sell these images in an
exhibition is just vampirism for me. Sorry list. I'm not with this at all.
Keep this stuff to yourself.

Gerry G
Received on Tue Apr 25 07:15:00 2006