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Subject: [OM] Re: composition and how it changes perceived meaning of a photo
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 15:35:36 -0700
Since there is no objective truth how can I pay any attention to what  
you just said? Subjectively you can decide whatever you want about  
what was said and what was truly said is not true.  Absurd, isn't it?



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA




On Oct 1, 2005, at 9:18 AM, John H. Wallace wrote:

>
> 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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