Digital BW, The Print

At 12:47 PM 5/1/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Just for kicks, I wrote to the editors to express my astonishment at the
>limitations of their "vision" and definition of "photography."
>
>So far, no response.
>
>- David
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: J Greer [mailto:jgpinfo@...]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:44 PM
>To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Digtal Mag
>
>
>The publishers of PHOTOVISION are keeping things separate (digital vs.
>non-digital). The recent issue of the magazine (March/April 2002) contains
>an ad for the upcoming Digital Fine Arts publication. There is also this
>message from the editor:
>
>"Photovision is, and always will be, dedicated to photography -- no
>digital. This is not because we don't believe digital imaging is a viable
>visual medium. Those who doubt our sincerity may be interested to know that
>in 2002 we will be launching our second publication, Digital Fine Arts --
>no photography!"
>
>Their use of photography only for the 'wet' side annoys me a bit. I think
>the term 'digital photography' is valid (and, maybe one day, we can drop
>the 'digital' altogether) since I go back the Greek root words for
>photography, which I take to loosely mean 'to write with light.' I can
>'write with light' using silver, emulsion, and chemistry, or I can do it
>with silicon, software, and electrons.
>
>Jeff Greer
>
>At 08:33 AM 04/30/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>>I just checked out the Photovision site and saw the following statement on
>>their front page:
>>
>>"There are many magazines these days that have left the pure path of
>>photography to embrace the technology (and advertising dollars) of the
>>computer age. We pledge to our readers that we will not follow that path."
>>
>>It seems to me the LAST thing they want to be is a digital magazine! Too
>>bad...
>>
>>Diana Park
>>

Guys,

  Leaving the pure path of technology (and advertising dollars) of the
computer age they have named their new rag "Digital Fine Arts."  A crass,
commercial venture but high-minded and pure none the less.  

AZ

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