[Leica] Don McCullin knighted

[Douglas Barry]

Bob,
McCullin was made a CBE in 1993, only eleven years after the Falklands spat, 
so he's clicked away happily for twenty four years with the tag Commander of 
the British Empire before being further honoured. I'm delighted to see 
photographers receive honours outside the industry, and, while the empire 
exists purely as a historical term on a medal, despite being Irish and 
republican, I certainly have no objections to the use of the word empire.

Mmmm, I wonder did Kate Middleton - the new member of the Royal Photographic 
Society - help swing the decision?
:-)

Douglas


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bob catchpole via LUG" <lug at leica-users.org>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Don McCullin knighted


> 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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