You would think, if any of the below was true, that he would have been kicked out of Magnum. Yet there his page is.......
> On 03 March 2019 at 02:07 "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > In 1984, Steve McCurry took a photo that captured the hearts of readers > across the globe. Unfortunately, the truth of said photo is more sinister > than many realized. > > http://digg.com/video/true-story-afghan-girl-national-geographic > > A quote from the article: > > I remember my photography teacher talking about this photo back in high > school. He said it was a perfect example of how a photographer should not > conduct themselves and that National Geographic should have taken more care > with researching an image they used as a cover. > > Edit: a quick summary for those that didn't watch. He used his and her > teachers power and authority to take pictures of her and traumatizing her > in the process. In her culture especially at the time women weren't > supposed to be in the same room as a man that is not family or some other > authority figure, they can't remove their burkas, they can't look someone > directly in the eyes and he selfishly violated all of that without > considering her feelings or respecting her beliefs. He then used her > likeness to gain money and fame without ever informing her or sharing the > wealth he made off her photo. He also lied about her in the article he > wrote where she's only mentioned twice. It was traumatizing for her then > National Geographic did it to her again using the same photographer. She > also believes (and is probably right) that the photo he took is the reason > she was taken from her safe home that she loved and was brought back to the > war torn country she was born in and flaunted like a show pony. She's been > very vocal about the whole thing and how much she hated him. She was 10 in > the original photo. > > Edit 2: He did not ask for permission from her father or anyone else to > take the photo. > > > <iframe width="702" height="421" src=" > https://www.youtube.com/embed/RuFKpaV_jjo"; frameborder="0" > allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; > picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > -- > 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.
