http://disqus.com/by/jungle1jack/enThu, 04 Jun 2009 12:02:25 -0000http://www.davidsanger.com/blog/authenticity#comment-10487134<p>David,<br>"For me as a travel photographer that means images that reflect and carry the values I see in travel - respect for other cultures, learning to be a guest, broadening one’s horizons, developing a capacity for wonder, seeing beyond oneself and learning from the Other". This is exactly what I am trying - trying, perhaps not succeeding - to do. In the past I would stay days with Indians in the forest of Venezuela until they trusted me and forgot about me before taking my first picture. And now, among rural people of the Brazilian Highlands, I spend more time chatting, having a beer (which I bring in a stryrofoam case), whatever, than taking pictures. I am almost part of a local peasant/cowboy family, but so far I have taken very few pictures. When an opportunity arises my camera is ready, but not hanging from my neck (I missed some pictures that way, the situation having changed by the time I got my camera). Yes, respecting the cultures and the environment are fundamental. My commercial market being primarily textbooks this has an additional value, making this approach to picture even more relevant. I am not trying to display myself in my photography.<br>Jacques Jangoux</p>jungle1jackThu, 04 Jun 2009 12:02:25 -0000