lebanon war photographer

[byrt_001]

Hi everyone

I have seen a few post about war photographer in here, here is another one

http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002913508

Among the many photographers now in the area are Frederic Lafargue, Michael Robinson Chavez, Paolo Pellegrin, Davide Monteleone, Thomas Dworzak, Stanley Greene, Noel Quidu, Farah Nosh, Kate Brooks, Kadir van Lohuizen, Chris Anderson, and Timothy Fadek, to name only a few. A Reuters spokesperson says the wire service has five staff photographers and seven local stringers in different parts of Lebanon.

“There are more and more photographers arriving each day,” says photographer Stephanie Sinclair, who has made Beirut her home base for the last two years. “It is pretty safe to move around Beirut but moving around the south is pretty tricky as the Israelis are bombing throughout the day and it is hard to know what they will deem a target. Each time you go to the south, it is a gamble.”

christian

[Dug]

MMMM as much as I hate the thought of war I do get the feeling "That would be one hell of a photo shoot"

I saw some photos of Iraq and the child victims of DU weapons, heart wrenchingly sad.

I wish there was some way to put a stop to the stupidity of war.

[Link]

Thanks for sharing, it's an interesting read. A core idea of war photojournalism is to witness and make people aware of what's going on there. PJs there are doing a good job considering indiscriminate Israeli bombings and the Islamists' suspicion toward Westerners.

But what must be really terrible for them is the inaction of the world community to stop the destruction of Lebanon. It's a sign that our rotten world order might well be beyond redemption.

Link.

[tasadam]

"It's dangerous to drive because even if you're in a car or motorcycle, they [Israeli helicopters] can think you're Hezbollah," he says, explaining that the roads in southern Lebanon are exposed. “The danger is not being shot at, it's going to be a helicopter dropping a bomb on you."

Call me chicken shit but no photo is worth that...

[lejazzcat]

I just saw James Nachtweys "war photographer".
http://www.war-photographer.com/
James credo on his profession is interesting, more so in context.

Please see this film, in order to truely appreciate what it takes, and what it shares.
eg The chase scene in indonesia where the mob toyed with their victim,hacking at him... with james begging for the mans life for 30 mins, all in vain.They eventually cut the mans throat/ head off, right in front of James - AND HE TOOK THE PICTURE!

Talk about searching for " the decisive moment" !

[sirhc55]

We live in a fractured world. On one hand we have terrorists bombing innocent people in Israel - insidious. On the other hand we have the Israel military bombing innocents in Lebanon - collateral damage!

PJs get paid to do a job they choose to do. Soldiers do a job they are told to do. Terrorists do a job that is aimed totally towards killing - not military but innocent women, children and men.

[rmp]

We live in a fractured world. On one hand we have terrorists bombing innocent people in Israel - insidious. On the other hand we have the Israel military bombing innocents in Lebanon - collateral damage!

PJs get paid to do a job they choose to do. Soldiers do a job they are told to do. Terrorists do a job that is aimed totally towards killing - not military but innocent women, children and men.

Soliders choose a job where they are paid to carry out orders.

In many ways, not dissimilar from us. And PJs.

[obzelite]

Soliders choose a job where they are paid to carry out orders.

pity so many didn't think they would ever see any service. and it seems pretty random as to who goes.
two friends of the family are in the army, one is out of the country on his fourth tour of duty, the other got assigned to guard the pm and now is working in the nt going after illegal fishermen which i thought was a navy job. Not to sure why he got to go as hes trained in heavy weaponry like rocket lauchers and such. got a picture of him while being a bodyguard, he got to wear a suit out instead of cams but the m60 kinda gave the game away. but he has never left the country.

[lejazzcat]

In the words of the master - Robert Capra

"The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda."

"This war is like an actress who is getting old. It is less and less photogenic and more and more dangerous." (Speaking of WWII)