Have to agree with you on several points, John. It is a very America-centric list, but I guess that is not surprising given the source. I'll forgive them that.
Many of the photos are truly iconic, but a surprising number fall flat in that regard. They may have been newsworthy but hardly iconic and certainly not even interesting. The ones I would count as iconic are photos that are great without knowing the context. One needn't know anything about the circumstances surrounding Lange's Migrant Mother, Karsh's Churchill, Capa's Death of a Loyalist Soldier or Ut's photo of Kim Phuc to feel how it resonates and conveys great emotion. Knowing the circumstances only enhances our appreciation. Knowing they may have changed history elevates them even more. But to be iconic one must at least start with a great photo. Too many of these photos don't even get out of the starting gate. Cheers, frank John Coyle <[email protected]> wrote: >I would not include about half of the shots. No offence intended, but >while many of these are >emotionally charged for American citizens, they are not iconic for most >of the rest of the world, >unlike, for example, the dying boy being stalked by a vulture at #24. > > >John Coyle >Brisbane, Australia > >-----Original Message----- >From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel J. >Matyola >Sent: Thursday, 5 September 2013 1:05 AM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: OT: Are these images "iconic"? > >http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/01/us/the-flag-iconic-images/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 > >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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.
