Re: [Leica] Faas, Horst, and Betrayal

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

I stand corrected- Nick Ut is here in the states, and Kim Phuc and here
family arresidents of Toronto; that was indeed a moving program, as was the
one that immediately followed- "VietNam: The Camera at War"
One interesting aside was that when Ut was taking that photo, several others
missed the shot because they were out of film, one photographer even stating
that he was struggling to reload his Leica while running toward the wounded
villagers.
I was really amazed at how some of these guys were able to get so immersed
in taking pictures that they seemed to forget all about their own safety.
It's certainly more concentration and dedication than I am willing to admit
to!
Dan
- -----Original Message-----
From: David Morton <dmorton@journalist.co.uk>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Cc: dmorton@journalist.co.uk <dmorton@journalist.co.uk>
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 1997 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Faas, Horst, and Betrayal

>Dan Post writes:
>
>> I agree with Art Searle; In '68 I was in the Naval Hospital in Great
>> Lakes,
>> IL, and made friends with several Marines who had been in the Tet
>> offensive,
>> and some who had been in Hue. What amazed me was that these guys were
>> less
>> politicised that the run of the mill Joe who didn't go. They were more
>> interested in getting on with their lives. True, some of the images are
>> compelling, such as Utt's photo of the girl with the napalm burns
>> running up
>> the road, but in the recent A&E program- " The Girl in the Picture" the
>> follow up was also compelling. Both the photographer and his subject
>are
>> getting on with their lives- the girl is an American citizen now, and
>> has
>> lovely children who will hopefuly never see the sort of conflict their
>> mother saw. I agree with the feeling that I got from the program that
>> compelling photography  can bring changes.
>
>Small point, but isn't she a *Canadian* citizen?
>
>I'm not sure if I saw the same program, but if it was the one where she
>met the officer who ordered the attack, it's one of the most moving
>things I've ever seen. As one who worked in broadcasting for many years,
>and who is very *very* cynical about the motives of many in that
>industry, I don't say that lightly.