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.
Lex
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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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