Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 11, 2012, at 9:51 PM, scleroplex wrote: > and then there are those like Lt. Col. W W Hooper of the British Army. > > people were executed for the benefit of his camera. > > his photos were used to terrorise the civilian population. > > and now you can bid for them in the genteel surroundings > of prestigious auction houses in cosmopolitan world cities. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/scleroplex/4532274395/ > > http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=4914374 and why do we ignore civilians killed? <http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-do-we-ignore-the-civilians-killed-in-american-wars/2011/12/05/gIQALCO4eP_story.html> Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist