Hola! y'all are welcome to visit my website, originally just B&W photos but now has grown into a "cultural center" for my corner of southern Spain. comments most welcome and i just LUV to hear from other photogs! thanks!

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/5718/

-- Tony Lee (fototaker@usa.net), August 17, 1999

Answers

Well, you asked for comments....you might not like mine.

Why do you feel the need to even mention the other studios in your area at all; and specifically in a negative manner? Your comment about the camera being only a tool is right on the mark but then you go into boring, negative comments about your personal problems with the other studios in your area. You sound arrogant when you imply that yours is the only creative studio and that the others only exist by copying your genius and stealing your locations. (Wow, you must be really wealthy, if you own the beach at Rota.) By the way, some businesses are in business to make money. This is not a new concept or even a deplorable one. I hope that you don't teach others (as alluded to on your "read about me" page) your rather limited views on the subject but rather explore outside your "little art world" and find that there are photographers who are quite capable although they might not produce what you call art.

-- Rick Stiles (rick.stiles@lmco.com), August 17, 1999.

Hi Tony

I'm afraid I must agree with Rick. Firstly, the Geocities banner is a pain and significantly slows down an already overloaded site. Keep it simple. More importantly, your long-winded (and sometimes incomprehensible) soliloquy on, well, I'm not sure what it is exactly you're trying to say, but it seems to me you're a bit insecure and threatened by others around you. Practice your art, live and let live- celebrate diversity and others' views & opinions. You might actually learn something which would widen the scope of your artistic talents. A camera is only a tool, but a good therapist may be what you need, or at least a friend to talk to. As far as the few images of yours that I had the patience to download, I find them to be more like snapshots from a trip to Spain rather than art- just my opinion. Good luck in your pursuits.

-- Asher (schachter@a1.tch.harvard.edu), August 29, 1999.