Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Again, Walt - I believe in the falling/dying soldier. BUT - aside from his apparently having been a hell of a lot of fun, and the ultimate ladies' man, IF the dying/falling soldier was faked, then I no longer know what to believe in terms of the rest of his war photography. And as to the question about who among us is so perfect as to not be called into question...It has nothing to do with being perfect; it has, instead, to do with the honesty with which we ply our 'trade,' and our reputation for honesty. I would never claim to be as skilled, or as brave/fool hardy ;-), a photographer as Capa. I would never claim to be perfect in any way, either in my personal or professional life. But I can tell you that in my 23 years as a reporter, and now as a photographer, I've literally never had anyone call the veracity of my work into question - suggest that I made something up, faked something, etc. And on that note, I'm bowing out of this one - because we each have our opinions - and we're stickin' to 'em. :-) On 3/22/06 11:16 AM, "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > B.D. > > Are you robbing Peter to pay Paul? Who among us is so perfect as to not > be called into question? He was a great shooter, a great war photog and > probably a hell of a lot of fun. ( I envy him nailing Ingrid) Now what > the hell has any of that to do with the veracity of the /*falling > soldier*/? > > Walt > > B. D. Colen wrote: > >> I think that that body of work, and the risks he >> routinely took, which ultimately cost his life, are as close as we will >> ever come to "proof" that the photo is real. >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information