Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tim, Today NPR (National Public Radio) carried a story and interview of McCurry regarding the girl. McCurry did find her. she is married, has 3 children, and lives in a refugee camp. McCurry has arranged through Geographic to sponsor the education of the three children. Joe - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 10:55 AM Subject: [Leica] McCurry's Afghan Girl > Regarding the story of Steve McCurry and Nat Geo tracking down the blue eyed > Afghan girl from his well known picture, I've always wondered, did McCurry > ever get her (or her parents I guess) to sign any form of release? > > National Geographic, the magazine aside, must have made a bundle of money > off her - book covers, video covers, postcards, posters, advertising etc. > All of which would normally need a release. > > I winder how much of this they are going to channel back to her now, after > the hard life she has led. > > tim a > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html