Bill and Tom, What is a propaganda photo? The flag raising at Iwo Jima was an inspirational moment by design. It was a premature 'celebration' of victory, 2 days into a grim 30 day battle. The flag was raised to inspire those fighting on the island below.
The photo took on a propaganda aura based on how the media handled it, the events themselves (a difficult battle), and the qualities of the photo itself. The US government used the photo as the centerpiece of a massive War Bond drive - the kind of promotional campaign that would make Nike look like a lightweight in comparison today. (Imagine financing Vietnam from 'donations' to War Bonds instead of deficit spending!) Propaganda is a loaded word. Regards, Bob S. On 9/27/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "graywolf" > Subject: Re: Chicken or Egg Photo Story - NY Times > > > > > > > > If the Iwo Jima photo was taken in a studio in California is it an any > > less > > powerful image? Would it have less meaning to a people at war? It is easy > > to sit > > in our comfortable living rooms decades later and talk about it as if it > > were > > some kind of conspiracy, but it was a powerful wartime propaganda photo > > regardless of when and where and how it was taken. > > We should compare notes to see how many people called you out for listing > that photo as propoganda compared to me. > > William Robb > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
