Comments on: A must read http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/14/a-must-read/ photographica, miscellanea, etcetera Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:40:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: William K. http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/14/a-must-read/#comment-175 William K. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:58:30 +0000 http://alecsoth.com/blog/2006/09/14/a-must-read/#comment-175 I was a young New Yorker that day and I grabbed my camera and took photos because it was what I knew how to do. It was a way to filter the disaster or to be able to process it in some sort of rational way during an irrational, chaotic day. No radio, no tv, no telephone. No information. I think Alec said it best: "Why is it such a big deal in Germany?". You cannot blame the photographer for how an image is interpreted. Take a look at the people who are trying to interpret it a negative way. I was a young New Yorker that day and I grabbed my camera and took photos because it was what I knew how to do. It was a way to filter the disaster or to be able to process it in some sort of rational way during an irrational, chaotic day. No radio, no tv, no telephone. No information.

I think Alec said it best: “Why is it such a big deal in Germany?”. You cannot blame the photographer for how an image is interpreted. Take a look at the people who are trying to interpret it a negative way.

]]> By: j zorn http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/14/a-must-read/#comment-174 j zorn Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:04:51 +0000 http://alecsoth.com/blog/2006/09/14/a-must-read/#comment-174 i agree that the motives of many who ran to their cameras that day certainly deserve some examination. i agree that the motives of many who ran to their cameras that day certainly deserve some examination.

]]> By: Philip http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/14/a-must-read/#comment-173 Philip Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:29:50 +0000 http://alecsoth.com/blog/2006/09/14/a-must-read/#comment-173 ...therefore, if I used my photoshop skills and put some 'shocked composure' onto their faces, would I be allowed to publish it, seeing as it would be closer to the truth? Oh dear, but then we will have lost the interest. …therefore, if I used my photoshop skills and put some ’shocked composure’ onto their faces, would I be allowed to publish it, seeing as it would be closer to the truth? Oh dear, but then we will have lost the interest.

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