Lex Jenkins wrote:
>
> I suppose I have mixed feelings about David Hamilton's photographs.
> (Ambivalent enough for you?) On the one hand, they're beautifully and
> tastefully done. OTOH, as the father of daughters ... well ... what *is* on
> the other hand now? My daughters are adults now and if they chose to engage
> in such modeling how could I object? Not if it were executed as well as
> Hamilton's. When I see my daughters, however poorly we may sometimes get
> along (the youngest is still cutting the apron strings, with the attendant
> attitude problems), I can't help but think, "I, their mother, and God helped
> to make these beautiful creatures."
>
> So while I *wouldn't* photograph children nude beyond the age of 3 or so,
> nor allow another to do so of my kids, I must confess that I have wanted
> annual nude photos (or paintings) of all the kidlets in my family (grandsons
> included). I consider my kids and grandkids equally beautiful, and while
> I'd *like* to have an annual record of their development, I know it isn't
> considered acceptable to our culture. It's too bad, because I've so enjoyed
> seeing them progress from birth to that day when they close the bathroom
> door and let you know they can bathe and dress themselves now, thank you
> very much for the help all these years, bye. It marks a milestone that can
> never be revisited.
>
> OTOH, the way my older grandson hollers when I try to wash his hair, perhaps
> I'll be relieved when he reaches that stage.
David Hamilton and Hugh Heffner share a common thread .... titillation.
Hamilton targetted prepubescent girls and Heffner targetted pubescent
girls.
jh
>
> Lex
> ===
> >From: Hans van Veluwen <HVeluwen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >>As for the soft and slightly out of focus images of naked 8 to
> >>12 year old girls by some English photographer [Bailey?] they might >>be
> >>held to be over the line.
> >>
> >
> >That would be David Hamilton.
> >
> >http://www.hamilton-archives.com/newsite/index.html
> >
>
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