Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/23

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Subject: [Leica] Re: model releases etc.
From: Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 17:56:29 -0700

At 07:59 PM 5/23/01 -0400, Dan Cardish wrote:
>
>I realize that some of you will point out that I would probably condemn
>much of HCB's photography.  Most of his work is real photojournalism, in
>that he was in the midst of tremendously newsworthy events.  It is not
>simple "Street Photography".    But I also feel that much of his work does
>exploit the subjects, as I feel that it is very unlikely that he ever asked
>permission to publish (I may be wrong here, but my opinion is based on what
>I understand to be his less than noble character).
>
>Dan C.

I can quote HCB on this subject...

"Aim properly, shoot quick, and scram." and "Don't ask permission, or
anything."

...Directly from HCB's mouth.

Jim