Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Oct 28, 2007, at 2:39 AM, charlie chan wrote: > I do find Steve's and Ted's work very moving at times. As a cancer > surgeon myself, I find my patients face their illnesses with great > fortitude - it can be extremely humbling at times. that's it in a nutshell... > > > Whilst I would love to picture some of my patients in the same way > (with their permission of course), I would find it very difficult to > do so here in the UK. Confidentiality issues are extermely onerous > on this side of the Atlantic. I would love to know how Steve, in > particular, gets around this issue and how he manages to persuade > his hospital to let him shoot his kids in PICU. the patients and their parents want me to take their photos... they always sign a release... and that has been reviewed and cleared by the hospitals and their legal staff... Often the prints that I give to parents and to patients is their most cherished possession... I often hear from them years later, > > > Sadly most of my medical shots do not include any recognisable > patient features. I could get myself struck off the Medical Register > if I did. why? Steve > > > Charlie > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information