Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/10

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Subject: [Leica] War Photographers
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:35:47 +0100
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+1 very well said, I can't find better words!

Lluis

El 11/01/2012, a las 0:26, Tina Manley escribi?:

> No need to feel guilty!  We are glad you ran away to live another  
> day and
> are here with us and your family.  My take on all of those war  
> photos was
> the futility of it all.  We think each war will be the war to end  
> all wars
> and it never is.  Of course there has to be resistance to dictators  
> and
> tyrants, but so many wars are fought for money - or what equates to  
> money -
> oil, water, land, power.  After all of these years, you would think we
> would have learned the difference.  No.
>
> Tina
>
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 5:47 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>>
>> A first time confession.......... "I ran away from it and came  
>> home!" :-(
>> Never told that openly before! :-( :-( I was 41, a husband and 4  
>> children
>> all came pouring in! And "I ran away!" My guilt trip has always  
>> been and is
>> to this day, I'm near sick telling this part of my career! "I ran  
>> away when
>> so many who couldn't, died!"
>>
>> Being a war photographer?????????? NEVER!! No matter all the "good  
>> glory
>> stories Hollywood produces" And whatever glory stories written  
>> about the so
>> called "Exciting times !" It' all bullshit!
>>
>> This is the first time I have openly offered this side of my photo  
>> life
>> other than to a few friends who had been there and understand. I  
>> realize we
>> have many American folks on the LUG family who were there. And I  
>> know they
>> will understand. NEVER AGAIN! :-(
>>
>> Dr. ted :-(
>>
>>
>> --
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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