Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/19

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Subject: [Leica] Photojournalists and permission
From: mail at gpsy.com (Karen Nakamura)
Date: Tue Apr 19 23:14:24 2005
References: <4a51da2e883d5c708152456a35529e27@mindspring.com>
 
At 9:54 PM -0700 05.4.19, Robert Browne wrote:
>Speaking of James Nachtwey, I recently viewed the DVD of Christian 
>Frei's documentary on Nachtwey called War Photographer. To my 
>recollection it never shows Nachtwey actually asking permission to 
>shoot anyone but you are left with the impression that his presence 
>and intent is accepted by his subjects with a good measure of trust. 
>Highly recommended viewing.

I  heard him talk when he came to Minneapolis a few years ago. What 
the DVD/documentary doesn't show is his translators who do a lot of 
the legwork for him.  Permission doesn't have to be in the form of a 
signed release but can be given orally too.


Karen

Karen Nakamura
http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/
http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/

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