[Leica] German interview with Che Guevara photographer

[s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan dimitrov)]

Interesting images.
I photographed an oceanographer some time back. While looking at his  
photos on his wall, I noticed photos on the wall of him as a young  
man, in military uniform in jungle settings. He told me they were  
taken in Bolivia.
He was part of a team sent there to isolate Che. After isolating him  
they had to create a situation where it would appear that the  
Bolivian authorities had captured him.
He said, in an off handed manner, that it was a big game. Che men  
would kill one theirs and they would make sure to kill twice as many  
of Che's.
It was a very weird sitting. It made me think that intellectuals as a  
group, Che including, tend to be noticeably inured to the suffering  
of others.  It seems that the idealistic concerns over suffering on  
the monumental rarely recognizes the personal.
s.d.


On Jun 2, 2008, at 5:57 AM, Didier Ludwig wrote:

> Those who can read german may find this interview
> with the former magnum photographer Ren? Burri
> quite interesting:
> http://tinyurl.com/4fmqyw
>
> He made the famous portrait of Che Guevara with the
> cigar in the mouth, 1963 in Cuba.
>
> Asked about how much he earned for that picture,
> (after all reproduced millions of times on wine bottles,
> condom boxes, bags and many other things) he says,
> he couldn't afford the lawyers to follow up these
> things.
>
> No words about the camera used but it was on-topic
> gear.
>
> Didier
>
>
>
>
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