Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George Huczek wrote >The famous Iwo Jima photo showing American soldiers raising the flag was a >reenactment of a flag raising that had occurred previously. It was set up. > That photo recreated a moment in history, and has received tremendous >acclaim for its symbolism. It is my understanding Carl Mydans did not stage this photo for a photo op as many would have you believe. I understand they were replacing a smaller flag with a larger flag and this is when the shot was made. Unfortuantly many continue to spread the rumor that it is a "fake" photo. Perhaps some who knows the full story would care to comment. Harrison McClary http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto