RE: [Leica] RE: Staged Photographs: Iwo Jima

["Tim Atherton" <timphoto@nt.sympatico.ca>]

George,

I knew I should have kept the information/posts, but I didn't! As I recall,
fairly recently, the dead/dying soldiers family was tracked down  and
confirmed that that was indeed him, and where he died.

But someone will correct me if I have got it wrong!

Tim A

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of George
> Huczek
> Sent: September 15, 1999 5:44 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] RE: Staged Photographs: Iwo Jima
>
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> At 04:16 PM 14/09/99 -0600, you wrote:
> >This discussions comes up on the National press Photographers Association
> >list about once a year. The result is always the same, after the various
> >books and sources are consulted - no it wasn't posed for the
> photographer -
> >yes, as Marc says - there were two flag raisings.
> >
> >Now, are we going to re-hash and deconstruct the Capa/Dying
> Spanish Soldier
> >shot for the nth time? - save you the trouble - no, that wasn't posed
> >either.
> >
> I don't mind scrutinizing the Capa photo in question.  I have seen some
> sources which do question its authenticity.  It is a subject more
> worthy of
> debate that the Iwo issue, which has been settled long ago.
>    Some of the issues raised regarding the Capa shot that have never been
> resolved are (going from memory):
> The film mysteriously disappeared after the shot was taken.
> Chin (Magnum) who was also in the general area at the time, can not recall
> any fighting taking place at that time.  He was in an ideal position to
> question the authenticity, since he was there at the time.
> Another Capa shot, taken within a short time of the famous photo in
> question, is definitely staged, and it has some similarities in its
> composition.
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