Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, that's the one. IIRC, what I read was that the photographer said he was taking a picture of the (live) soldier on the hill, and that it was coincidence that the bullet hit the moment he released the shutter. He claimed no skill in capturing the moment of death. I wasn't aware that its authenticity was controverted. Now I'm bummed. ;-( Tom On Apr 26, 2007, at 3:35 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Tom, your parting thought contains a very interesting example. I > think that you may be referring to that famous Capa photograph, > from 1936, in the Spanish Civil War. That photograph of the > Loyalist soldier falling is now thought by many to have been staged. > That same photo was a powerful symbol at the time. If manipulated, > then an excellent example of how a picture may be used to > influence opinion, a propaganda tool. Did the end justify the > means? That is at the core of the discussion regarding > photojournalism, I think. > > Cheers > Hoppy