Re: Off-Topic, New Orleans Images

HI,

I missed something somewhere. Could somebody post the link to the
images in question. I'd like to have a look at them and make my own
decision.

Gerry Giliberti wrote:
> Look, rather make this an issue I believe that this was off topic and
> shouldn't have been put on the list. It's that simple. Anyone who disputes
> this as a personal issue with me, Pam, can meet me after school at the flag
> pole at 3 o'clock and we'll settle it there.

And I would like to add that I personally do not take kindly to a member
of this group, Mr Gerry Giliberti, using bully tactics on this list
against another member who happens to disagree with him. Calling out a
member to meet him at the flag pole and settling it there is not my idea
of the kind of discourse that I have come to expect on this list. I
find this completely rude, offensive, and violent.

  I would like the moderator to intervene and perhaps remind Mr
Giliberti who and what we are. We are not a bunch of bullies in a school
yard nor are we at the OK corral. Personally, I would appreciate if
Mr. Giliberti would go somewhere else with his bully tactics. He is
most definitely OT.

Best regards,
Bogdan

  That's it. I think the person
> managing the list should get involved now and make a decision. I'm done with
> it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pam Niedermayer [mailto:pam@pinehill.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 10:19 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Off-Topic, New Orleans Images
>
>
> What? Now you're taking it on yourself to attribute motivation? Not that
> I think motivation matters all that much, all we as photograpers have
> are the images. Do the images themselves offend you? If you were in New
> Orleans wouldn't you take photos?
>
> Pam
>
> Gerry Giliberti wrote:
>
>
>>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 Negatives--The Book
>> <http://www.precisiondigitalnegatives.com/>
>> PDNPrint Forum at Yahoo Groups
>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PDNPrint/>
>> www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com <http://www.markinelsonphoto.com/>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 4/24/06 4:41:27 PM, GGILIBERTI@controlotron.com
>> writes:
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>>> 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
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   Bogdan Karasek
   Montréal, Québec            e-mail: bkarasek@videotron.ca
   Canada
                   "I photograph my reality"
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