Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:14 PM 3/13/02 -0800, you wrote: >BTW: I am not nor ever have been paid for any photograph. It is my opinion. >Battle armor on. > >Frank Filippone What no one seems to have considered is the impact that Steve McCurry's photograph has had on charitable giving to Afghanistan and other Middle-Eastern countries. I know that it would be almost impossible to calculate; however, the fact the USA has contributed more in financial aid to Afghanistan over the past ten years than all other countries in the world combined might possibly have something to do with the photograph. McCurry's photograph of the Afghan girl makes her seem real - not an abstract "Muslim" girl, but a girl we might know and care about and want to help. In my opinion, that is why Steve McCurry photographed her to begin with - not for any future profit he might make. He has been very lucky, realizes it, and wants to pay back for what he has received. That is why he searched her out to find out if he could help her and her family. He could accepted the profits and forgotten about her, but he didn't. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com images available from http://www.pdiphotos.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html