[Leica] Misrepresentation

[lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)]

Here's a "how times have changed" take on truth in pj. Sweet (RIP) had a
friend pose as a surrendering German soldier and made the cover of Newsweek.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/sports/ozzie-sweet-who-helped-define-new-era-of-photography-dies-at-94.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Tiny:

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-Lew Schwartz


On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:

> If I understand all this correctly, it's Magnum's fault, not the
> photographer's. The material he provided was to give background that would
> help a publication write its own story for which the photo's might serve as
> illustrations. That text was never supposed actually to be the story or
> appear as caption material or * most importantly * appear as an explanation
> in a contest entry. POY had every reason to assume the material was a
> sincere contest entry since it was, indeed, a contest. Magnum knew this and
> should not have let this happen.
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> -Lew Schwartz
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