Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] ethics of staging
From: dmorton@journalist.co.uk (David Morton)
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 1:47 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
 
Kirk Turk writes:

> Abe Rosenthal at Iwo Jima  didn't really violate any ethical
> standards when he allegedly staged  the famous flag/ banner picture.

Anyone who alleges that picture is staged is an idiot.

There is sufficient documentary evidence to debunk the 'staged' myth as 
the product of jealous little minds.

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