(Very) Short interview with Sir Don McCullin

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Pretty depressing that he thinks everything he's done over the past 70 years was "a waste of time". Understandable, though.
 
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Don_ih said:
Pretty depressing that he thinks everything he's done over the past 70 years was "a waste of time". Understandable, though.
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I think he felt it had very little impact. War, violence and hunger continue and don’t seem to be letting up.
 

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No one knows how their life affected others and changed history. A leader could have seen one of his war pictures and decided to try negotiations once more rather than send the Marines.
 
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Alan Edward Klein said:
No one knows how their life affected others and changed history. A leader could have seen one of his war pictures and decided to try negotiations once more rather than send the Marines.
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Possibility: slim to none. Hell, our leader sends the Marines to cities in his own country.
 

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Yes, we know that Don McCullin worked in a photographic field where the subject is intensely political.
But discussions about those political subjects, rather than the photography of them, need to be elsewhere.
 
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MattKing said:
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Yes, we know that Don McCullin worked in a photographic field where the subject is intensely political.
But discussions about those political subjects, rather than the photography of them, need to be elsewhere.
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Not sure this is political, rather ethical.
 

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Most war photographers (capable of mobilising the slightest amount of empathy) ends up with PTSD and/or other mental disorders.
I certainly understand that those photos may haunt him in his retirement.
 

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MattKing said:
"Our leader" isn't political?
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No, it is descriptive, not a value-based judgement (which could be considered as a political statement).
 

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Aside from being a stellar photojournalist , DM clearly understands our situation. If you haven't read his autobiography, "Unreasonable Behavior," you should give it a go. I heard him speak at the International Center of Photography some years ago, and felt honored to be there.

His landscapes are spectacular was well. I recently tried to buy his book on Palmyra, "Southern Frontiers: A Journey Across the Roman Empire," but at $1300.00 I had to give it a pass.
 
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