where did you hear he was just using film
I believe you, but where did you hear he was just using film and a widelux.
+++ Eddy van Wessel +++
He has won the highest press photography award in the Netherlands several times. Among others, with his photo series on the Ukraine
1e Prijs - Nieuws & Documentair Internationaal serie - Eddy van Wessel - Ruïnes voor de vrijheid - Stichting De Zilveren Camera
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This might be a bit of a ramble. I've been thinking about this for a while.
I'm 63 and grew up as a photographer. I worked full time at five newspapers before switching full-time to sports photography where I spent a career working with MLB and the NFL.
While working at newspapers I attended regular meetings of news photographers and listened to the great shooters of the time. David Burnett, Eddie Adams, Mary Ellen Mark and countless others made the rounds on the 'rubber chicken tour' as speakers at news conferences.
I realize Mary Ellen wasn't a war photographer but the other two were both at Vietnam and seemed to indicate those tough days where part of the road to the successes they found afterwards.
Now this is my question. If the current war in Ukraine is the biggest news story in the world, are the next generation of great photographers over there cutting their teeth? And for all the press and rants from influencer's about how they're giving a voice to people without a voice, or they're the greatest street shooter ever, or how great film photography is, are they going over there with their new Leica M6 (2023) and a hundred rolls of TriX to take important photos, or have they revealed themselves to be a bunch of 'posers'?
Peter Turnley did a great photo essay on people fleeing from the Ukraine by train when the war first broke out.... he did a great job and I can't express how wonderful it was, but he wasn't in the conflict zones or with the troops. But I'm not trying to take anything away from how great the photo story was. (Shot on digital, just to be clear since this is a film website)
Do you feel the next generation of world leading photojournalists are in Ukraine learning how to be photojournalists, or will we be forced to look at photos of the greatest gear ever created for photography, next to a cup of coffee in the safety of the local Starbucks?
Just wondering.
And I could be wrong about this, I'm wrong all the time, just ask my wife.
You can do a google search for Turnley's photos from the Ukraine or find the piece in the Post here..... https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/interactive/2022/agony-endurance-escape-ukraine-pictures/
This video is worth a watch. Thanks for sharing.
If the question is why the leading American photographers are not out there (in contrast e.g. to Vietnam), the answer -- at least in part -- is that the American army isn't there either. But there are a lot of local photojournalists producing hundreds of painfully striking pictures every day...
If the question is why the leading American photographers are not out there (in contrast e.g. to Vietnam), the answer -- at least in part -- is that the American army isn't there either. But there are a lot of local photojournalists producing hundreds of painfully striking pictures every day...
James Nachtwey, New Yorker, 2022.
I guess this may be part of the reason why there isn't more reporting from the front lines, but I think practical military considerations are far more important: photographed positions can easily be geolocated and targeted.During Vietnam the US Defense Department allowed reporters to go everywhere they wanted. The Ukrainian government isn't doing the same as they're afraid of negative propaganda like America suffered during Vietnam. Photojournalists are limited in war action often to keep a lid on negative reporting.
I guess this may be part of the reason why there isn't more reporting from the front lines, but I think practical military considerations are far more important: photographed positions can easily be geolocated and targeted.
This is something that can be verified or falsified...shown to be true or false.During Vietnam the US Defense Department allowed reporters to go everywhere they wanted. The Ukrainian government isn't doing the same ...
... as they're afraid of negative propaganda ....
This is something that can be verified or falsified...shown to be true or false.
Are a mind reader? Has the Ukrainian government or military has come out publicly and stated this to be the case? Do you have evidence to support this assertion? If not, it is editorializing, injecting your ideology. This is why you get in trouble. Limit yourself to facts or at least to statements that can be shown to be true or false by observable evidence and PLEASE REFRAIN from injecting your ideology.
This is something that can be verified or falsified...shown to be true or false.
Are a mind reader? Has the Ukrainian government or military has come out publicly and stated this to be the case? Do you have evidence to support this assertion? If not, it is editorializing, injecting your ideology. This is why you get in trouble. Limit yourself to facts or at least to statements that can be shown to be true or false by observable evidence and PLEASE REFRAIN from injecting your ideology.
I'm sorry my opinions upset you. You're welcome to post your own opinions. Have a nice day.
Moderator note: alright, back on topic again, please. We read and intervene when we believe lines are crossed. If you believe we should intervene, kindly use the report function.
It's been said that the first casualty or war is the truth. Photographers who put themselves in harms way to tell the unvarnished truth are heroes.
Thanks for your comments. Do you know the names of any who have died? Would like to appreciate their work.
Generally speaking, no -- a professional photographer needs accreditation (just as in peacetime, though of course control will be far more stringent). I don't think military censorship checks every single picture that is released to the public, but the overwhelming majority of photographs one sees are very careful not to show any recognisable topographical features. And there is a universal ban for the general public on taking pictures of military personnel and equipment (which could attract an air strike), as well as of the damage inflicted by an air strike (which could show how effective it was).Is there something stopping a photographer from arriving on their own and taking photos. I don't mean right at the front lines but back a bit. Are you able to take photos of tanks rolling along or is everything locked down.
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