Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's one of the best photos anyone ever took. But a couple of years ago the now deceased girl's parents in effect withdrew their release, and Smith's widow, Aileen, agreed to it. The photo can never again be show, reproduced, etc. etc. They said they every time they saw it it renewed the pain, and kept them from healing. Which may be true. But the agreement caused all sorts of debate among curators, photo ethics mavens, etc. I have to say I'm in the camp that says a release is a release is a release. And that images should belong to the ages. B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Feli di Giorgio Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 1:38 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Stories On Dec 26, 2004, at 8:30 AM, B. D. Colen wrote: > He was, and that book is wonderful. I'd be interested in knowing what > printing you got - as in 1st, 2nd, etc. It's a first edition copy. > Because the photo of the mother > and daughter was supposed to be withdrawn from public showing, and > reprinting. Really? Why on earth would someone want to do that? It's the best shot he ever took. > So my guess is that the publisher is still selling copies from the > first printing, which, if it's true, is really sad - but typical of > photo books. > Feli _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information