Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK as the uncultured heathen amongst us, which photo is this? This sounds like the (B&W) photo I saw of a mother bathing a (Hiroshima?) poisoned child? I am sorry. I should know whether that photo is by Smith or some other great photographer, but I am... well, uncultured. At 01:03 PM 12/26/2004, B. D. Colen wrote: >It's one of the best photos anyone ever took. But a couple of years ago >the now deceased girl's parents in effect withdrew their release, and >Smith's widow, Aileen, agreed to it. The photo can never again be show, >reproduced, etc. etc. They said they every time they saw it it renewed >the pain, and kept them from healing. Which may be true. But the >agreement caused all sorts of debate among curators, photo ethics >mavens, etc. I have to say I'm in the camp that says a release is a >release is a release. And that images should belong to the ages. > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)