Camille Lepage

[Graham Line]

A reminder that cameras and picture-taking can have a very grim and depressing side.
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/13/bearing-witness-losing-her-life/

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

So sad. Rest In Peace.

 

[helen.HH]

at 26 Camille proved to be a soaring star,
Published in the Guardian, BBC, Sunday Times, Le Monde, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal

A photojournalist ready to tackle the dark cruel sides to Life and shed some light
Truly heartbreaking

 

[robert blu]

"We will forget her?" is another interesting thread about Camille work, worthwhile to read.
And unfortunately she was not the only one: Anja Niedringhaus was shot April $th, 2014 by an Afghan policeman in Banda Khel. And...another woman photographer.

We should not forget them...
robert
PS: sad not many thoughts about here in RFF...

 

[DominikDUK]

Killing photojournalists is unfortunately in vogue again. 😡
Sad story

 

[Sejanus.Aelianus]

I know that it's fashionable to regret such deaths but this was someone who went to a very dangerous place and behaved in a manner that was going to anger many people. Sudan is not the sort of place where a young woman should wear jeans and a tee shirt. Nor is it the sort of place where she should ride a motorbike nor take pictures that a lot of people will feel angered by.

I would suggest that there are many, many women who have died in this conflict and are yet to die, who should be lamented first and with more regret.

 

[Pablito]

I would suggest that there are many, many women who have died in this conflict and are yet to die, who should be lamented first and with more regret.

I would suggest your comment is blatantly sexist, also inappropriate and insensitive.

And disrespectful of her legacy and of photojournalism and what we strive for.

 

[Pablito]

I would suggest that there are many, many women who have died in this conflict and are yet to die, who should be lamented first and with more regret.

And would these be the women who "know their place" and know what to wear?

 

[daveleo]

Here we go again ....:bang:

 

[f16sunshine]

And would these be the women who "know their place" and know what to wear?

Dude! Why go there?

Clearly out of bounds.

 

[Sejanus.Aelianus]

Here we go again

Not from me. I've stated my opinion. So far as I'm concerned, others have the perfect right to disagree with me, even if they have failed to understand my posting. :angel:

 

[daveleo]

To clarify, I felt that Pablito's wording was over-reactive and should have been less incendiary. Sometimes it's the wording that takes a thread ballistic, not so much the ideas.

 

[kbg32]

The world in which western woman are used to, is just the opposite in some cultures. I find it appalling that in some countries, women who are raped, can be stoned to death for infidelity.

 

[robert blu]

Let's try to see this from a different perspective: we all amateurs love photography, we look for better gear, we make our own photos, we visit exhibitions, we buy and read books about and we like to discuss about it. And most of us have our own myths, well known like HCB, Gilden, Winogrand and others.

Than there are photographers like these two woman, unknown to most of people, for whom photography and desire to communicate is so strong that they are ready to risk their own life to practice what for us is just an hobby. Camille was not a tourist visiting a place wearing bermudas, she was working there to give us, at least to the ones of us who are interested to know what happens around the corner a few informations. Let think that she called one of her reportage "you will forget me" and if you, if we all read the statement with the last sentence saying: "their (The Nuba'S) daily life is an endless fight for survival whether it is searching for food or taking up arms to survive" we should at least think a little bit about it.
Is the photo by Anja Niedringhaus "Ballot not bullet" down in her home page saying nothing?
War photography has not a priority in my preferences but in any way I pay respect to these photographers who know what they are risking to supplu us with strong and difficult photos. Just my idea.
robert

 

[kbg32]

Amen to that Robert.

 

[Roma]

Some very brave people out there bringing us stories that, hopefully, will make us more considerate and less wasteful people (if nothing else). I salute them for it.

 

[Darthfeeble]

Robert Blu - well said.

 

[daveleo]

Indeed, Robert. Very well said.

 

[alan davus]

I know that it's fashionable to regret such deaths but this was someone who went to a very dangerous place and behaved in a manner that was going to anger many people. Sudan is not the sort of place where a young woman should wear jeans and a tee shirt. Nor is it the sort of place where she should ride a motorbike nor take pictures that a lot of people will feel angered by.

I would suggest that there are many, many women who have died in this conflict and are yet to die, who should be lamented first and with more regret.

Actually she was killed in the Central African Republic not the Sudan. And Southern Sudan is generally not an Islamic region as is the north. I've travelled through all these regions and found people very friendly. But in civil war ordinary people often do terrible things. I lament her death.

 

[Sejanus.Aelianus]

I've been asked, off line, to clarify my earlier comments. I'll try and keep this brief as I don't want anyone to misunderstand my position.

1. I make no distinction between men and women, when it comes to abilities, rights and responsibilities.
2. I am and always have been committed to absolute equality for all men and women, regardless of anything at all.
3. I like to think that I have great sympathy for those many people who are thrust into danger or misery by the actions of others.
4. I believe, however, that if someone chooses to take part in a dangerous activity, they are not deserving of my sympathy if it all goes horribly wrong. I make the obvious exceptions for police, firefighters and medical personnel with a qualified exception for the armed forces.
5. However, if one is going to be in a dangerous position, the survival strategies for men and women differ, due to both their physiological differences and cultural norms.
6. My sympathy decreases further for those, of either sex, who are unwilling to reduce their exposure to risk accordingly.

These are my views. I am not the messenger of any deity, nor a duly elected (or unelected) dictator or in possession of special knowledge nor abilities. In other words, I'm just like everyone else, you included.