Yes, that's a very striking photo. When I first saw it years ago I thought it was not staged, but in fact I think it was staged. Here is something about the staging: http://www.zonezero.com/magazine/articles/mraz/mraz04.html
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jens Bladt > Sent: 08 July 2006 13:21 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: OT: Why do you take pictures? > > I can't say that I disagree. > As I have said - I'm not an artist - art is not my ambition. > Still some journalistic photographs may very well be regarded > as art. Like > my favorite example "American Girl in Italy", by Ruth Orkin. > It's so brilliant I initially thought it was staged. It > isn't, it's a snap > shot: > http://www.allposters.com/-sp/American-Girl-in-Italy-1951-Post ers_i314665_.h > tm > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net