With all due respect, what I wrote did not imply anything of the
sort. My point, simply, is that subjectivity is inherent, and
"objective Truth" is a myth.
On Oct 1, 2005, at 12:14 PM, Winsor Crosby wrote:
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> Except it was not "art". It was a news photo. I did not see it
> mentioned that it went beyond cropping to inserting a clenched fist
> into the photo that was not there in the original. Considering the
> context of a news article supposedly to inform it seems a dishonest
> misuse of the medium to me. But I am repeatedly surprised lately how
> unconcerned people have become about dishonesty and unable to judge
> the importance of the lie. To shrug it off and say nothing can be
> said is to denigrate photographers and publications with some
> integrity and the tradition they attempt to follow.
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> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
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> On Oct 1, 2005, at 8:46 AM, John H. Wallace wrote:
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>> When we start mixing concepts like "Truth"
>> into a discussion of "Art," we are truly meandering down a twisted
>> path.
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