Given the number of abyssmal snapshots in the world, taking good ones must be considered a distinction. Given the nature of people, what HCB did was optimised to show human life. The alternative to "snapshots" is a posed style like Avadon. While I do like Avadon's work (there, I said it), HCB was still the master of the "life as it happens" photo. And while I can't say what he did that was different, I do note that his images are better than most others. I personally can't do this kind of photograpahy for spit, but I still admire it.
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
