On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 7:46 PM Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, I followed this one and read that article last year. It's very > interesting to me because a lot of folks do and have done what Steve > did, with the main difference being that their work didn't end up in > NatGeo -- a publication with some very strong and specific guidelines > about what they will publish. > > For instance, there's lots of love for Elliot Erwitt here. I only > recently learned that he often staged his shots. The prime example > given was the French boy on a bicycle with a couple of baguettes, > which he apparently setup with the help of a couple of friends. > > > http://www.hlphotogallery.com/sites/default/files/HLphoto_Elliott_Erwitt_Provence_France_Boy_Bicycle%26Baguette.jpg > > Does this make him any less of a photographer or the image any less iconic? > > Does Steve McCurry's set up shots make him less of a photographer or > the images any less iconic? > > We're all taught how to make our images stand out and get noticed, and > both these figures were doing just that. Unfortunately for him, Steve > broke some rules imposed by NatGeo. > > I still love his work. McCurry passes himself off as a photojournalist, Erwitt doesn't. > > > On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 9:17 PM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: > > > > > > This was happening last year, but I didn't see it. > > As far as I can tell, it was not discussed here. So, for those, who like > > myself missed it completely. > > Apparently, people discovered quite a few digital manipulations as well > as > > "staging" of the photos by Steve McCurry. > > > https://petapixel.com/2016/06/07/eyes-afghan-girl-critical-take-steve-mccurry-scandal/ > > (and links therein) > > > > Enjoy! > > > > Igor > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
