Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D. Capa's youthful exuberance and maybe transgressions in no way tarnish what he became. PHC said it very well. And believe me, I would never question your honesty in pursuing words or images. We can close this thread now.....I'm going in the other room to commit /*Seppuku**!*/ ;-) Walt B. D. Colen wrote: >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 >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >