[Leica] Don McCullin knighted

[bob catchpole]

Margaret Thatcher banned Don McCullin from a military operation to protect the British Empire, because his photography was essentially 'anti-war'. How ironic that he now accepts a knighthood (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire)! 'Wars' and 'Empires' have gone hand-in hand throughout history. If you want to put an end to war, how about questioning the concept of the Empire? It's disappointing he hasn't done this.

Bob


      
 On Thursday, 5 January 2017, 10:45 Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote:  
Douglas

Don is a long-time Leica user and a great photographer who was banned in name by Margaret Thatcher from going to the Falklands war because he was ‘too honest’ and refused to have his images censored. I have met Don a couple of times and he is a difficult man to warm to, but this honour is well deserved and long overdue. A great photographer receiving a long overdue award.

Gerry


> On 5 Jan 2017, at 09:41, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote:
> 
> Photographer Don McCullin has been knighted (CBE) in the 2017 New Year’s Honours List in the UK for services to photography.
> 
> Cheers
> Douglas
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