Photos of the Vietnam War: Rediscovered.
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sparrow6224
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I can't get the story out of my head, that he didn't look at the negs for 43 years and then was quite reluctant to look at the scans, finally doing so in a big gulp of 1700 at one sitting, after which he couldn't sleep for 3 days. It is a tremendously moving story, and a number of the images rank with the best b/w war photography I've ever seen.
porktaco
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they were soldiers once, and young
what a fantastic set of photos
what a fantastic set of photos
helen.HH
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Mesmerizing... Thank You for posting the link !
what a Fantastic series
what a Fantastic series
Pioneer
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Some very impressive images. He did have good access and his eye was also good. I can certainly understand his reluctance to work with these images himself, even after all this time. Just looking through those images myself re-awakens some feelings that I though I had left far behind, and they are not very nice memories.
The camera is either a Minolta SR-1 or SR-2 with the optional CDS exposure meter V attached. The only major difference was the shutter speed. The SR-2 at that time was quite a bit more expensive so it was likely the SR-1.
The camera is either a Minolta SR-1 or SR-2 with the optional CDS exposure meter V attached. The only major difference was the shutter speed. The SR-2 at that time was quite a bit more expensive so it was likely the SR-1.
mwoenv
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Powerful photos, the color shots as well as the black and white.
In 2010 I went to a Vietnam War photojournalists panel presentation at the Bethel Woods Art Center in Woodstock, NY. Photographers that knew and worked with Eddie Adams - Hal Buell (AP), Bill Epperidge (Life), Richard Pyle (AP) and Russell Burrows (son of Larry Burrows) - discussed photographing the war. Many good photos were shown.
Among the interesting discussion points made:
- Eddie Adams always regretted how his iconic shot of a Viet Cong being executed was used by anti-war people because the photo could not tell the story of the circumstance, namely that the VC had just killed the executioner's best friend and others immediately beforehand
- In response to an audience member questioning the value of still photos when so much video footage was available, the panelists agreed that still photos are more powerful and enduring as you can concentrate on the moment captured vs. video where the images are moving and no individual moment is remembered
- Compared to recent U.S. wars, photographers could go wherever they wanted and there was no censorship
In 2010 I went to a Vietnam War photojournalists panel presentation at the Bethel Woods Art Center in Woodstock, NY. Photographers that knew and worked with Eddie Adams - Hal Buell (AP), Bill Epperidge (Life), Richard Pyle (AP) and Russell Burrows (son of Larry Burrows) - discussed photographing the war. Many good photos were shown.
Among the interesting discussion points made:
- Eddie Adams always regretted how his iconic shot of a Viet Cong being executed was used by anti-war people because the photo could not tell the story of the circumstance, namely that the VC had just killed the executioner's best friend and others immediately beforehand
- In response to an audience member questioning the value of still photos when so much video footage was available, the panelists agreed that still photos are more powerful and enduring as you can concentrate on the moment captured vs. video where the images are moving and no individual moment is remembered
- Compared to recent U.S. wars, photographers could go wherever they wanted and there was no censorship
RichL
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Good exhibit, well worth going to. ATX Studios (where the exhibit was hung) is quite an impressive place as well.
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