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Subject: [Leica] Iraq/Peter Turnley
From: cedric.agie at gmail.com (Cedric Agie)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:41:19 +0100
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Thank you Leo.
Did he receive my remarks?
We saw a remarkable program on television last night in commemoration
of that war.
The fact that he was not embedded with the army, confirms my opinion.
He risked his life more than the others and came back with
unforgettable pictures.

Cedric


2013/3/20 Leowesson <leowesson at gmail.com>:
> Cedric,
>
> Peter doesn't talk much about equipment.  He shoots Nikon and Leica.
>
> Leo
>
>
> On Mar 19, 2013, at 14:49, Cedric Agie <cedric.agie at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Congratulations for these remarkable picturs taken by a courageous 
>> photographer.
>> Do you remember any technical info?
>>
>> Regards
>> Cedric
>>
>>
>> 2013/3/19 Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com>:
>>> Via http://peterturnley.com/iraq/
>>>
>>> IN MEMORY-THE WAR IN IRAQ-TEN YEARS ON"
>>>
>>>
>>> I covered the first Gulf War in 1991, and was present from the first day 
>>> of
>>> this latest war in Iraq which started today March 19, 2003. I worked as 
>>> an
>>> unembedded photojournalist in Iraq for the first five weeks of the war 
>>> and
>>> spent much time in southern Iraq, near Basra, arriving in Baghdad, the 
>>> same
>>> day US forces entered the City in April of 2003. It is important that a
>>> photographic record serve as a constant opportunity to assess the past, 
>>> and
>>> think about the future. Somethings should never be forgotten. In this
>>> spirit, I offer here a portfolio of 20 photographs:
>>> http://peterturnley.com/iraq/<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpeterturnley.com%2Firaq%2F&h=IAQErniz6AQFEqedI1Uy4Hu2h5TIEEV5ZkEBLqkDf6cqfZg&s=1>
>>>
>>>
>>> Leo Wesson
>>> Photographer/Videographer
>>> 817.733.9157
>>> www.leowesson.com
>>>
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