Photographers in the Internet Era
Do you remember the iconoclastic, lecher, over zonked Fritz the Cat, the comic character created by Robert Crumb? Well, there is another cat named Fritz that is going to dwarf the predecessor’s fame. In Germany it’s a little celebrity and the poor bear Klut begins to shudder. But what does this cat do? Fritz is a reporter and goes around with a digital camera, programmed for automatic shots, hung to the neck. The mistress puts the photos in this site that, to be blunt, is quite ugly and the mainstream media create a case. The world in the eyes of a cat: what a big idea! Nowadays any boob can become a case, however these photos are better than mine, I’m a dog as photographer. An interesting experiment would be to stuff Fritz with beer, Viagra and marijuana. The world in the eyes of an iconoclastic, lecher, over- zonked cat: that’s a big idea!
Eric Laffourge is not a feline, but a Frenchman. Le Monde published his story. He was a general manager of a mobile company but, after the absorption by a Japanese giant, he lost his job. Laffourge decided to take a pause and to spend his retirement bonus traveling around the world. He opened an account on Flickr where put his photos and his life changed: now he’s a professional photographer. He was spotted by The Economist, then worked for The Times, Photo, National Geographic Traveler. At the end of 2007 he published the book “Papous”. His photos are really wonderful! So you, who dream to become the new Cartier-Bresson, open an account on Flickr. Or buy a cat that works for you.
Photo by *reesie
