Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wendy, Wonderful photographs of everyday life. Keep them coming and thanks for sharing them with us. Jack H. Ball Arche wrote: > Truth in documentation - I don't have any problem with that. > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Wendy Thurman <wendythurman at gmail.com> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, October 5, 2009 8:54:04 AM > Subject: [Leica] Gallery Additions > > I've put up a few more images that were made recently. The focus of our > work is in Farah, Afghanistan, which is in the southwest region. This is > Taliban country and the security situation is much like Iraq- it is > difficult to move in that area and consequently my photography > opportunities > there are limited. > > I have one photograph here of a series I did early last year that I would > like to put up but felt I should ask before doing so. Afghan men love > their > dog fights. The dogs are far too valuable to be hurt; the entire "fight" > lasts no more than a few seconds before a winner is declared. In February > of 2008 I went to one of these events- had to have been the only woman > there- but got some incredible images with a Canon 5D. There's no graphic > gore in the images; the pictures were always about the people and not the > dogs. That said, I have no desire to offend or outrage people so I will > hold off on posting unless LUGers ask me to do so. > > I don't always make "pretty" images. I photograph what goes on around me > and in this culture, applying Western values and expecting Western norms > has > proven to be a huge mistake. It is what it is and I've learned to accept > that. > > Anyway- new, "normal" images: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Wendy+Thurman/ > > Wendy > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >