Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You might want to subtract the bomb damage from that total figure Tina Manley wrote: > > 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 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html