On 3/4/2019 1:17 PM, mike wilson wrote:
You would think, if any of the below was true, that he would have been kicked
out of Magnum. Yet there his page is.......
That's because none of it is true.
"How did she feel?
"I became very surprised [because] I didn't like media and taking photos
from childhood. At first, I was concerned about the publicity of my
photo but when I found out that I have been the cause of support/help
for many people/refugees, then I became happy."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38640487
Read about it here, and see a picture of Sharbat Gula (that's her name)
in public, in the presence of a man who is not her husband while not
wearing a burka.
The article published on digg.com is very close to 100% bullshit. About
all they got right is that Steve McCurry was the photographer.
bill
On 03 March 2019 at 02:07 "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> wrote:
In 1984, Steve McCurry took a photo that captured the hearts of readers
across the globe. Unfortunately, the truth of said photo is more sinister
than many realized.
http://digg.com/video/true-story-afghan-girl-national-geographic
A quote from the article:
I remember my photography teacher talking about this photo back in high
school. He said it was a perfect example of how a photographer should not
conduct themselves and that National Geographic should have taken more care
with researching an image they used as a cover.
Edit: a quick summary for those that didn't watch. He used his and her
teachers power and authority to take pictures of her and traumatizing her
in the process. In her culture especially at the time women weren't
supposed to be in the same room as a man that is not family or some other
authority figure, they can't remove their burkas, they can't look someone
directly in the eyes and he selfishly violated all of that without
considering her feelings or respecting her beliefs. He then used her
likeness to gain money and fame without ever informing her or sharing the
wealth he made off her photo. He also lied about her in the article he
wrote where she's only mentioned twice. It was traumatizing for her then
National Geographic did it to her again using the same photographer. She
also believes (and is probably right) that the photo he took is the reason
she was taken from her safe home that she loved and was brought back to the
war torn country she was born in and flaunted like a show pony. She's been
very vocal about the whole thing and how much she hated him. She was 10 in
the original photo.
Edit 2: He did not ask for permission from her father or anyone else to
take the photo.
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Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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