Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely, I also am glad you are here today. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 5:35:47 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] War Photographers +1 very well said, I can't find better words! Lluis El 11/01/2012, a las 0:26, Tina Manley escribi?: > No need to feel guilty! We are glad you ran away to live another > day and > are here with us and your family. My take on all of those war > photos was > the futility of it all. We think each war will be the war to end > all wars > and it never is. Of course there has to be resistance to dictators > and > tyrants, but so many wars are fought for money - or what equates to > money - > oil, water, land, power. After all of these years, you would think we > would have learned the difference. No. > > Tina > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 5:47 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> >> A first time confession.......... "I ran away from it and came >> home!" :-( >> Never told that openly before! :-( :-( I was 41, a husband and 4 >> children >> all came pouring in! And "I ran away!" My guilt trip has always >> been and is >> to this day, I'm near sick telling this part of my career! "I ran >> away when >> so many who couldn't, died!" >> >> Being a war photographer?????????? NEVER!! No matter all the "good >> glory >> stories Hollywood produces" And whatever glory stories written >> about the so >> called "Exciting times !" It' all bullshit! >> >> This is the first time I have openly offered this side of my photo >> life >> other than to a few friends who had been there and understand. I >> realize we >> have many American folks on the LUG family who were there. And I >> know they >> will understand. NEVER AGAIN! :-( >> >> Dr. ted :-( >> >> >> -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information