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Subject: [OM] Re: composition and how it changes perceived meaning of a photo
From: "John H. Wallace" <jhw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 19:09:40 -0400
Philosophy generally is.


On Oct 1, 2005, at 6:35 PM, Winsor Crosby wrote:

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> 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?
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> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
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> On Oct 1, 2005, at 9:18 AM, John H. Wallace wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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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