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Subject: [Leica] Steve McCurry (Afghan Women) Pirelli Calendar 2013:
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:05:09 -0600
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On Nov 29, 2012, at 7:28 AM, Steve Barbour wrote:
> I have seen those wonderful images Gerry, though I believe in the context
> of posed shots, and what Pirelli wanted, the calendar images are
> wonderful.
+1
(this thread seems like the classic: illustration vs documentary debates)
McCurry is, IMO, skilled in both documentary AND illustration.
He's so good at working within both genres
that most viewers don't even know when he's working in which genre.
Regards,
George Lottermoser
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