Hi, I know the photo you mean. I had it in mind when I took this one: http://www.web-options.com/p6.jpg
In this case it's the photographer who has the hearing problems, not the subject. I'm sure the photo is reproduced in Ken Kobre's book "Photojournalism - the Professionals' Approach". If it's the same photo then he credits it to Greg Schneider of the San Bernadino (CA) Sun Telegram. The caption just says the child is listening to music, but I do know the Life story is about a deaf child. In the Kobre reproduction the headphones look like the same sort you use in an audiology department. I'll have another dig around later today. -- Cheers, Bob Thursday, January 15, 2004, 4:26:17 AM, you wrote: > Someone here must know this: > In the early 60's (maybe '61?) Life Magazine published a famous photo of a > boy hearing for the first time. The look of joy and astonishment on his > face is unbelievable. > My roomate and I are at loggerheads. She says he's hearing for the first > time due to a new hearing aid. I say that yes, he was wearing a hearing > aid, but the ability to hear is due to a cochlear implant. > Can anyone recall the photographer? The issue of Life? (Most importantly) > Whether I'm right? I've tried googling this, to no avail. > tanx, > frank > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photos&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
