While Ken Rockwell has been tinkering with his “The Camera Doesn’t Matter” (see my previous post here) retort to “that Canadian”, aka Michael Reichmann, for a week or two. He still hasn’t succeeded in actually making any real case – or much sense.
I’m guessing he won’t – tinkering with the edges of a flawed thesis, will, in the end, just waste time. That said, it is his time and he can waste it however he wishes.
Sean Reid, writing in the Luminous Landscape, uses relevant historic references (as opposed to the Wright Brothers and Lance Armstrong) and deftly avoids slandering an entire country, to put photography, photographers and the tools we use into proper perspective.
And, damn it, as Reid himself proudly proclaims:
Sean Reid, an American, has been a commercial and fine art photographer for over twenty-three years.
Rockwell should read it. Once finished, he should concentrate on doing what he does best – re-writting Nikon press releases. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses.