TV

I was watching a show the other day. I can't remember the channel or the name but I've been thinking about it ever since. It had the most interesting concept. An interviewer spent time with a tribe from New Guinea at their home, learning about their culture and rituals. And then members of the tribe came with him to London, England to experience modern day culture.

They travelled all over the city learning about the Underground, canoe clubs, Christian churches and Buckingham Palace. The most interesting thing for me - aside from the comments - was the fact that they were given digital cameras to document the trip.

The program showed the images captured by various members of the tribe. Most of them were from the view point of "hunters" and you could actually see the subject being hunted in the photos. There was a primal quality to the images that went beyond inexperience...

I have a friend who believes that an image taken is exactly as it should be - no amount of photoshop (or traditional techniques of dodging/burning) are acceptable. What you see is what you get. And the men and women in the show did just that. I gained a different perspective that day.