Digital BW, The Print

> That camera obscuras were used before the fixed image has nothing
> to do with
> photography. There was nothing remotely like photography before
> photography.
> Read Batchen's "Burning with Desire" for one of many helpful books that
> clear up that issue.

Alan;

My point is that we should consider the history of the camera's impact on
the way artist's see the world - I have read Batchen and I don't think it is
at odds with my concerns. If we agree or not Hockney make makes interesting
comments on this issue in his latest.

> Why make a distinction between digital printing and the dozens of other
> methods of making an image from film?  One could privilege any method of
> printing in that way.

The reason for my distinction is that digital imaging offers the artist a
flexibility that does not exist in photography. That is not good or bad, but
it is different. And I guess that I am reluctant to believe that there is
some sort of photographic conspiracy against digital prints or images but
rather a recognition of the difference between the two.

With regard to "seeking approval" I only meant that there seemed to be a lot
of disappointment here in the list with regard to the decision of B&W
Magazine or the presence of digital images at AIPAD.

But I could be completely wrong...it's just my observation.

Wendel