[AGL] homeless

TeleBob telebob at gmail.com
Sat Apr 15 22:41:19 EDT 2017


I would and do think of it differently, and I frame it so.  The image that
I capture here is an indictment of the system that helped put you here.

Your picture is another bullet for change.

Some go for it, some not.

Ask Diane Arbus or Vivian Maier about it.
On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 6:40 PM Frances Morey via Austin-ghetto-list <
austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net> wrote:

> I paid "street models" in New Orleans who would dress up in elaborate
> costumes just for the purpose of being photographed for tips. Yet shooting
> the homeless seems intrusive and tacky. "May I take a photo of you in your
> most miserable state of homelessness?--I'll pay you"
>
> I love the lyrics from a friend of Mike's who wrote a song, "Welcome to
> Selena Christi", this snippet is one of my favorite lyrics. Reminds me of a
> homeless person's sentiment.
>
> "I live right here on Primrose,
> Come on down to visit,
> I don't charge admission,
> I'm not an exhibit."
>
> Best,
> Frances
>
>
> On Saturday, April 15, 2017 5:00 PM, TeleBob <telebob at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Bull. I offer them money. You have to have a dialog. Couple of bucks a
> shot, worth it for their cooperation. Otherwise, get a long lens and treat
> them like wildlife.
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 2:57 PM Michael Eisenstadt <eisenstadt0 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> photos taken surreptiitiously. hight of rudeness to go slumming
> with a camera right in their face - and risking a punch in the face
>
> remember what happened to Robert Capa!
>
>
> On 4/15/2017 4:39 PM, TeleBob wrote:
>
> Remember what Robert Capa said, "if your pictures are not good enough,
> it's because you're not close enough."
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 1:42 PM Michael Eisenstadt <eisenstadt0 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 2 views of a group of homeless camped out across the street
> from the library
>
>
>
>
>
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