just like the player piano…

"ANYONE CAN BE A PHOTOGRAPHER" blah, blah, blah... "EVERYONE HAS A CAMERA TODAY!" whimper, whine, snifle... If you've ever picked up a camera and held yourself out as a photographer, I'm sure you've heard those lines before. I know I have. Unfortunately, I've heard this far too often lately, and most of the time it's coming from other photographers. The people who are supposed to be passionate about this form of art. This is truly disappointing. A bunch of fucking sissies. "Cameras are so automated, they do everything for you, anyone can take good photos" wha, wha, wha.... Don't...

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Pilgrimage to Camera West

For a Leica devotee, a trip to one of the Camera West locations is tantamount to a holy pilgrimage. Camera West puts together some of the best Leica collections one could ever want to drool over. Rares. Factory prototypes. And all around, good old fashioned great customer service. If you are a Leica-naut and don't know about it, learn yourself something. When the store in Monterey packed up their gear and moved to Rancho Mirage I wondered when I would ever get the chance to happen past it. I was sad to hear that Monterey lost the iconic store, but they expanded on their space and are happily...

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