3252  taking photographs in the BsAs milongas

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:19:15 -0300
From: Janis Kenyon <jantango@FEEDBACK.NET.AR>
Subject: taking photographs in the BsAs milongas

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 20:31:58 -0800
From: Derik Rawson <rawsonweb@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: taking photographs in the BsAs milongas

Dear Janis:

Thank you for being sensible about taking photos at
milongas. When I was in Paris, France dancing tango
at Bistro Latin, the "tango police" (self appointed of
course) tried to interfere with a poor man taking
photographs, so I helped him out. I went around
explaining that he would not take pictures of people
if they did not want to be in the pictures. He was
being very considerate and the "tango police" where
being rude to him unnecessarily. Of course later, the
"tango police" and their friends were very upset when
they discovered that he was the photographer for
National Geographic, which ran a famous article about
tango a few years ago and they were not in his
pictures. C'est la vie.

My only rule in tango is....

If people are not fun, do not dance with them.

Derik

--- Janis Kenyon <jantango@FEEDBACK.NET.AR> wrote:

> From: Mark Wladika <markw@ASTROLOGY.COM>
> Subject: Re: safety tips - No Photographs
> Christian makes a very good point that I think
> should be observed
> everywhere. Photography, especially flash
> photography in a dark milonga is
> terribly rude, disruptive and completely misses the
> point of Tango. Here in
> San Francisco we regularly get various people
> shooting stills and video at
> the milogas. They range from excited tourists to
> amateur videographers
> working on a project.
> >>>>
>
> The milongas in Buenos Aires are not dark as may be
> the case in the US.
> There has to be enough light in order to see someone
> across the room to
> dance.
>
> Recently, I watched as a guy took flash shots in
> Enrique's afternoon milonga
> in Centro Region Leonesa. He didn't ask dancers if
> he could take photos.
> He walked on the dance floor as if he had the right.
>
> It's one thing to take photos of friends at your
> table in a milonga. It's
> quite another to stand on the sidelines taking
> photos of everyone dancing
> without asking their permission.
>
> A few years ago I wanted to take a photo of five men
> in El Arranque. When I
> prepared to take the photo, one of them got up and
> walked away. I took the
> photo of the four men with whom I have danced. The
> man who removed himself
> is married and his wife doesn't know he goes to
> dance. He doesn't want to
> appear in any photos.
>
> I have been taking photos and filming the
> milongueros for five years,
> however, I always ask their permission in advance.
> Only one milonguero has
> forbid me to take his photo. I explained that it
> was for a website with
> other milongueros. He has a son living in the US
> who uses the internet and
> doesn't want to run the risk of being discovered on
> the web.
>
> Filming and taking photos have become more common in
> the Buenos Aires
> milongas since tourism is greater than ever. It's a
> simple courtesy to ask
> someone's permission before you film or shoot
> photos. The majority will
> give you permission. A copy of the video or photo
> is a way to show your
> appreciation.
>
>

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:33:54 -0800
From: Elemer Dubrovay <dubrovay@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Fw: [TANGO-L] taking photographs in the BsAs milongas

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