> On 05 March 2019 at 22:22 Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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
I was trying to be kind. Given that all our sources are at least secondhand, it is possibly true but everything I have read about society in Afghanistan and the two photographic incidents totally contradicts the story. Even a cursory riffle through sources should have flagged up the ludicrousness of it. Maybe it's an early April fool? > > > > > > >> 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. > >> > >> > >> <iframe width="702" height="421" src=" > >> https://www.youtube.com/embed/RuFKpaV_jjo"; frameborder="0" > >> allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; > >> picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> > >> > >> Dan Matyola > >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> 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 > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
