[Leica] Re: McCurry and the girl from Pakistan.

["Gary D. Whalen" <whalen@whalentennis.com>]

I have the National Geographic poster of that beautiful "Pakistan" girl in my
office.  That picture to me is the epitome of a perfect photograph.  I tried to
contact Mr. McCurry through NG but to no avail.  I am glad to hear that the
image was taken with a 35mm (although sad to hear it was Nikon instead of
Leica).  This photo is my standard for a perfect image.  Absolutely stunning.
Her eyes are starring at me now.

GDW

Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) wrote:

> Phong,
>
> That was a picture from a few years ago.  Subsequently, National Geo (I
> believe) tried to find the beautiful subject but were unable to locate her.
> Apparently she is missing.
>
> Peter K
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: phong (Doan huu Phong) [mailto:phong@doan-ltd.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 11, 1998 8:10 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Am I Wrong ? or Steve McCurry's photograph
>
> Hi Dick,
>
>     I too saw the picture.
>
>     I don't know about Nikon equipment, but the picture of the Afghan
>     refugee  with her beautiful,  piercing, haunting eyes, is certainly
> Steve
>     McCurry's.  It graces the cover of National Geographic The Photographs.
>     (Is she looking into the conscience of mankind ?).  I wonder if Steve
>     McCurry/Nikon/National Geographic secured a model release to use
>     her picture in this commercial advertisement.
>
> - Phong
>
> From: "Richard W. Hemingway" <rheming@ibm.net>
> >  I was reading the January issure of (ugh) Pop Photo and on p. 17 is saw a
> >  picture of a young girl at the upper left purported (implied?) to have
> been
> >  taken by Steve Mc Curry with Nikon equipment.
> >
> >  Am I wrong, or haven't I seen this same picture in some of the Lieca
> >  publications as being taken with Lieca equipment??? The ad copy doesn't
> say
> >  it was taken with Nikon or that Mr. McCurry took it (which I imagine he
> did).