RE: [Leica] Oh So Geographic

["Lee, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Lee@hrcc.on.ca>]

Jeez guys,

NG is a publication of the National Geographic Society, not Magnum. Its
mandate is for travel/discovery, culture/anthropology, archaeology,
flora/fauna and the like. NG photos are indeed pretty, but to call them
vacuous is to do their qualtiy a disservice.  Sure, NG doesn't have
Requiem-like pictures of child dying in mother's arms or photographer lying
in pool of her own blood, but that's not what NG is all about. I love NG.  I
can look at combat photos somewhere else.

Jonathan Lee

- -----Original Message-----
From: Buzz Hausner [mailto:Buzz@marianmanor.org]
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 10:50 AM
To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
Subject: [Leica] Oh So Geographic


Between 1939 and 1945, "National Geographic" did not publish one article or
even one photograph regarding the Second World War.  Generally and with only
rare exceptions, I find the photographs in "Geographic" to be pretty. Very
pretty and totally vacuous.

	Buzz

- -----Original Message-----
From: B. D. Colen [mailto:bdcolen@earthlink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 5:12 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] Howard Sochurek


Nice Geographic photos...but how typical of the "Old" Geographic that there
are no "disturbing" combat photos in an article about the Special Forces in
Vietnam....Quite a contrast with Requiem..
B. D.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of peter
stamos
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 11:04 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] Howard Sochurek


Although I never met the legendary Howard Sochurek, a confirmed Leica user,
I've heard many stories about him. While resolution is poor, this is well
worth a look

http://home.att.net/~specialforceslx/lx_national_geographic.htm
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