Sunday, November 15, 2009
'The picture's greatness evaporates if …'
George Will tackles whether Robert Capa’s iconic “Falling Soldier’’ photo was faked. … Sounds like a controversy for Cambridge’s Errol Morris to settle. I wanted to believe that Roger Fenton didn’t stage his famous Crimean War photo. I want to believe that Capa didn’t stage his own photo. But facts are facts, so let them fall where they may. … Robert Capa photo/Copywrite 2001 by Cornell Capa. … P.S. – By pure coincidence, I’ve been watching in bits and pieces Morris’s Fog of War this weekend. I only got to McNamara’s lesson No. 5 before being interrupted. Hope to get back to it later today.
George Will tackles whether Robert Capa’s iconic “Falling Soldier’’ photo was faked. … Sounds like a controversy for Cambridge’s Errol Morris to settle. I wanted to believe that Roger Fenton didn’t stage his famous Crimean War photo. I want to believe that Capa didn’t stage his own photo. But facts are facts, so let them fall where they may. … Robert Capa photo/Copywrite 2001 by Cornell Capa. … P.S. – By pure coincidence, I’ve been watching in bits and pieces Morris’s Fog of War this weekend. I only got to McNamara’s lesson No. 5 before being interrupted. Hope to get back to it later today.
