"I don’t think pictures are worth dying for,..."
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Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Is there ever going to be mention of Steve McCurry without mention of the Afghan girl in any article written about him?
Seems not!
I wonder if he personally enjoys riding that particular wave?
Seems not!
I wonder if he personally enjoys riding that particular wave?
kbg32
neo-romanticist
He is really known for more then that photo. It's too bad that image will probably be pinned on his headstone.
"The image was nearly not used at all – it was thought to be too stark, and a more playful one was planned for the cover, but the magazine’s editor made a last-minute substitution, on the grounds that the situation was stark, and she was placed there to represent it. The picture became – as few truly are – iconic, and a lightning rod for real concern. Its effect raises the almost abstract question of what power a picture can have."
"The image was nearly not used at all – it was thought to be too stark, and a more playful one was planned for the cover, but the magazine’s editor made a last-minute substitution, on the grounds that the situation was stark, and she was placed there to represent it. The picture became – as few truly are – iconic, and a lightning rod for real concern. Its effect raises the almost abstract question of what power a picture can have."
kbg32
neo-romanticist
It also leaves to question, since you brought it up, what iconic image does one think of when a particular photographer is mentioned? It may be a different one for each of us.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
That's an interesting point:
HCB ... man jumping puddle.
Winogrand ... I see an image of an unprocessed roll of film! 😀
kbg32
neo-romanticist
Good one!!!
