Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tonight ABC's Nightline broadcast will feature the ground zero photograph of ... well I'll let them tell you. Here's a quote from the Nightline mailing for today: Joel Meyerowitz, a well-known photographer, was concerned that, if left only to our memories, those images would be lost forever. In the early days, the police would not allow anyone to take pictures of Ground Zero, declaring it a crime scene. As I said above, he was finally able to talk his way in, armed with a box camera, similar to what the early photographers used around the time of the Civil War, and about as portable. He went down there day after day after day. His pictures, even though we think we have seen about all there is to see, are truly striking. I know a picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words, but it is really the stories that accompany the pictures that make tonight's broadcast so special. It's the small moments. A cloud of butterflies around the firefighters as they find the body of a fallen comrade. But what the picture of that moment didn't show? One of the firefighters turned to the other, indicating the butterflies, and said "Souls." Robert Krulwich will introduce you to Joel, his pictures, and his stories, tonight. It is truly a very moving broadcast. Should be good. Adam - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html