Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/11

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Subject: Attitudes, people, and photojournalism
From: Dave Munroe <dmunroe@hpvclmun.vcd.hp.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 97 15:22:20 PDT

Donal writes:

> I read an interview with Eddie Adams in which he was asked how he could
> photograph a "monster" like Saddam Hussein.  He said he liked Hussein
> ----while he photographed him-------otherwise it would be impossible. 
> It was simply a professional need to adapt your attitude to the job at
> hand, to suspend your judgement and be a journalist.


Indeed.  I'm reminded of the two photos of Joseph Goebbels taken by
Alfred Eisenstadt.  The one where Goebbels was staring at him must've
been unsettling.

- -Dave