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[Misc] A thread full of Iconic photos
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You're not alone in this Happy Exile. Many people have said the same thing.I went to a talk by Steve McCurry and was a bit disappointed by his methods, while appreciating his honesty. There's no denying the images are incredible, but some of his very striking more candid looking photos are basically set up and planned which diminished them a bit for me - I think it was this one he described the process and it was pretty much a choreographed and constructed shot almost like it was done to a marketing brief, not the travel reportage I'd always interpreted it as. I had him on a similar level to Sebastio Salgado, Don McCullin, James Nachtwey for caputring the moment etc until that talk but can't quite look at his photos the same anymore.
Gary Hart's Stalker
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As was I - to my shame.
As others have said this is a great thread. I had no idea Wembley was built in such a 'rural' location (#159). Although I do know it was built on the site of Britain's abortive attempt to build a rival to the Eiffel Tower.
And one small moan: I was disappointed to see that the iconic photo of Phan Ti Kim Puc (sp. the Vietnamese child burned by napalm) was blurred. That was rather the whole point of the picture: the screaming naked burnt child. Yes it was horrific, but it doesn't have nearly the same impact when the focal point of the picture is now just a grey blob.
BS34 Seagull
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I always thought the picture of Saffiyah Khan standing in front of a member of the EDL was ballsy.
What a guy.
METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
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Weren't a lot of those faked?
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The Queen, alone, wearing a face mask, at Prince Phillip's funeral. All the more iconic now we know what was going on in Downing Street.
This isn't iconic as such but it's one of my favourites. Just about every single person in that shot is smiling (zoom in) - the power of football at it's best. People just being happy.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Weststander
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Weststander
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£86m paid for useless tw@t.
AIT76
The wisdom of a fool
- Jul 29, 2004
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Post #16 of this very thread...
Ahh good. (well not 'good' but you know what I mean). I missed that and only saw the other one with the 'blurry' bit.
As you were ...
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chip
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A very powerful image but so hard to give a thumbs up.
Quebec Seagull
Vive le football... LIBRE!
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