Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wonderful eye Wendy. Also, the D700 should be awarded as the best Leica DSLR of the year ;-) Wonderful country too - I sincerely hope they can pull through this ordeal. Best for Metz Philippe Wendy Thurman wrote: >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 > > > >