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Photos of Mosul 2017

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Re: Photos of Mosul 2017

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Post by Doches »

arcticbull wrote: post #3

I would love to donate to this person, and I couldn't find a way. Any suggestions?

From the last line of the article:

> If you’d like to support my work, you can purchase prints of my photos. You can also learn about and support the world of the Free Burma Rangers here.

http://www.kainoalittle.com/prints/

Re: Photos of Mosul 2017

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Post by electic »

arcticbull wrote: post #3

I would love to donate to this person, and I couldn't find a way. Any suggestions?

These are amazing images. Images aside, photographers like these put their lives in danger everyday to get images like these.

I would gladly donate. Also, would be neat if they also took Bitcoin and Ethereum as a donation option.

Re: Photos of Mosul 2017

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Post by mrkrab »

hajderr wrote: post #5

I hope this thread doesn't get hijacked with political discussions. I'll spare my comments at least. Let the story be told through the images...

What else should we talk about in this thread? About how sad it is that nobody wanted to buy her photos, or about how great it is that she's giving them away?

Re: Photos of Mosul 2017

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Post by superflyguy »

"But the soldiers had fed me and given me a seat in their Humvees, and the refugees had tolerated my presence on some of the worst days of their lives. They very rightly expected that I would tell their story."

You could have explained a little about the death of newspapers and other media outlets, and how much existing footage/photography there is of conflict in Iraq (to say nothing of Afghanistan, Syria etc). They should have been under no illusions as to the likelihood of any particular photographer getting their work paid for and published. It's like the Simpsons joke about space missions. The first guy landed on the moon and it's the story of the century. The 12th lunar mission though? Meh - what else is on. Trying to get a western, especially an American, audience excited about another batch of photographs about fighting in the Middle East seems like something of a tall order. Even outside of the news photography has died a death. Anyone can take an adequate photograph nowadays with cheap, simple equipment so few people are willing to pay a professional.

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