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02/04/2006 07:29:05 AM · #1 |
here's the original posted article
thanks for your time, and especially thanks to all of you who knew about this earlier--your pms and notes were and are really appreciated!
skip
ps: so, the next time you hear someone bitching about their scores, or a comment they don't like, or troll-voting, or getting dq'd, or anything else trivial like that, well, yeah, it might suck for them, but i personally think they ought to just get over it and be glad they don't have anything serious to deal with.
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02/04/2006 07:44:26 AM · #2 |
Skip, you are doing such a great job......your images make us feel, make us see the people behind the words....you take us there with dignity. Thankyou. I wish there were more photojournalists such as you.
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02/04/2006 07:46:12 AM · #3 |
I've been staring to this white empty message-screen for a while now and I don't really know what to say.
A while ago I was thinking about wich part of photography I'd like to graduate in. Photojournalism was the first part that fell off for me. The story you discribed is something I'd be afraid of; people with so much mixed emotions, and I'd have to do my job? I could never do that.
That's why I can only have great respect for people like you who can deal with it so well.
I'll never bitch about my scores again, promise ;) |
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02/04/2006 08:00:37 AM · #4 |
Excellent shots and an excellent post Skip. Sort of puts things here at dpc in perspective when you have to pause and take a look at cold reality. Thanks for sharing with us a brief look inside the world of photojournalism. It should give every one of us a new appreciation for the work of press photogs.
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02/04/2006 08:06:12 AM · #5 |
SUCCESS: skiprow has been added to your favorites list.
Not many could turn out such quality work under such trying circumstances. You've managed not only to tell the story, but to evoke compassion for the friends and family of the victims.
Your work truly honors the memories of the father and daughter whose lives were taken too soon.
~Terry
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02/04/2006 08:07:30 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
SUCCESS: skiprow has been added to your favorites list.
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That's a great idea :) |
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02/04/2006 09:24:38 AM · #7 |
You might want to check out the Dart center:
//www.dartcenter.org/
This is an organization providing support for media professionals affected by the trama of their work.
I believe this was founded by David Handschuh:
//www.dartcenter.org/dartsociety/bios/1999_handschuh.htm
He is a photojouralist working for the New York Daily News who has covered many wars and conflicts all over the world and was seriously injured in the collapse of the World Trade Center after witnessing first hand people plunging to their deaths jumping out windows.
He has written extensively about his experiences and how covering the news has affected him personally and is a strong advocate for support groups for media professionals.
If covering this story hits you hard then how would photographing at the scene of the crime affect you? Photojournalism just might not be your cup of tea.
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02/04/2006 09:29:28 AM · #8 |
ERROR: skiprow is already in your favorites list.
Hmm... I think I'll need to submit a trouble ticket or something. ;) |
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02/04/2006 09:55:59 AM · #9 |
| Another great post with more images that make us feel something...at least I hope so...Thank you for sharing Skip...and thanks for the reality check. |
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02/04/2006 10:19:42 AM · #10 |
thanks for spilling your heart skip. we appreciate it along with your detailed accounts.
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02/04/2006 10:28:39 AM · #11 |
| They're beautiful images, and a fitting tribute. You express yourself well in words as well as in images. |
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02/04/2006 10:40:51 AM · #12 |
| Very powerful and compelling images, you have done a wonderful job of capturing the emotion of the moment. Thanks for sharing. |
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02/04/2006 11:14:39 AM · #13 |
thanks all, it is appreciated.
and thanks, steve for the links--i'll file those away. this isn't the type of thing i would want to do on a daily basis; but, all the same, i am glad that i have the ability to. there's a fine line between being compassionate enough to capture what needs to be captured, and being too emotionally involved to get the job done. on the other hand, when a photographer distances themselves too far (emotionally) from what they shoot, their images just don't have the same impact.
as for me, if i ever lose the ability to feel for what i'm shooting, i'll quit. i think this quote pretty much hits the mark:
"The human experience can be without mercy ... especially for those who have chosen to document it." - Dan Beatty, Photo Quality Control Director, Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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02/04/2006 11:14:42 AM · #14 |
Photojournalists get a lot of criticism from time to time. Jobs like this one are so unpleasant, we should be grateful that anyone is prepared to do them, because stories like this need to be told. And words can only tell half the story.
Keep up the good work, but hopefully most of it will be in more pleasant circumstances.
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02/04/2006 11:20:09 AM · #15 |
powerful pics
very powerful |
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02/04/2006 11:27:21 AM · #16 |
skip is my hero.
you already know how i feel about these photos and how you handled a very sad assignment. i think you are the standard for which all photojournalists should strive.
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02/04/2006 11:30:29 AM · #17 |
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02/04/2006 11:30:56 AM · #18 |
Well done mate.
I'd love to think I could do that, if necessary, to get the job done, but I'm not at all sure I could. You pulled it off with a style and grace rare in the industry I think. Too much grim reality in one dose for people to handle, and I hope you keep going. The world needs stories like theirs to be told, and unfortunately that means someone has the dirty job of telling it.
Love and prayers mate.
btw You Rock. |
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02/04/2006 02:17:05 PM · #19 |
Nice work Skip. I know this has got to be some of the most trying and the same time vital photography one can do. Try not to take too much home with you.
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02/04/2006 03:46:03 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by sher9204:
skip is my hero.
i think you are the standard for which all photojournalists should strive. |
Ditto...
Also...thank you for sharing your gift...along with your excited times....along with your anguished times. Sending an uplifting prayer your way....
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02/04/2006 03:56:39 PM · #21 |
| Now this is what photography is about. |
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02/04/2006 05:19:40 PM · #22 |
Much of what we are measured by in life is NOT what kind of house we have, nor what kind of car we drove, or even what kind of camera gear we had, but rather by what impact we made while we were here.
Your photographs are a superb example of how one person can make a difference in life. If so much as one person saw these images, and decided that a change needed to be made as a result of being moved by the emotion you captured, then your success exceeds that of the richest moguls that walk the planet.
It's a pleasure to share this planet with you Skip.
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02/05/2006 02:05:31 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by BradP:
Much of what we are measured by in life is NOT what kind of house we have, nor what kind of car we drove, or even what kind of camera gear we had, but rather by what impact we made while we were here.
Your photographs are a superb example of how one person can make a difference in life. If so much as one person saw these images, and decided that a change needed to be made as a result of being moved by the emotion you captured, then your success exceeds that of the richest moguls that walk the planet.
It's a pleasure to share this planet with you Skip. |
Very nicely put Brad, and absolutely true.
Skip, I saw the bottom picture the other day, when looking at the fire photos... it capturd my heart then and does it again.
I know me, I could not do what you do. I wear my heart too close to the surface and I'd be putting the camera down and probably crying and holding someone.
You have my utmost respect for what you do, and to hear your words today about it... well, you went up a notch or two. :)
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02/05/2006 02:41:35 AM · #24 |
Powerful pictures, skyprow. All of them achieve to transfer the emotion of the moment. Almost made me cry.
I can't add you to my favorites because you already are since this week, when I discovered your profile and read around your threads. You're not only a magnific photographer; you're also a generous one who share with us many things.
Please keep doing it.
Thanks. |
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02/05/2006 06:06:25 AM · #25 |
Originally posted by Skyarcher:
Originally posted by BradP:
Much of what we are measured by in life is NOT what kind of house we have, nor what kind of car we drove, or even what kind of camera gear we had, but rather by what impact we made while we were here.
Your photographs are a superb example of how one person can make a difference in life. If so much as one person saw these images, and decided that a change needed to be made as a result of being moved by the emotion you captured, then your success exceeds that of the richest moguls that walk the planet.
It's a pleasure to share this planet with you Skip. |
Very nicely put Brad, and absolutely true. |
Seconded.
Skip, it makes me very proud to be part of your wide circle of friends and admirers. I think many people underestimate the difficulty involved in being a photojournalist covering emotionally charged events. I also agree that it's a fine line to walk - too detatched and your images lack the emotional connection to the event; too emotionally involved and it's almost impossible to keep it together and capture anything at all.
You rock, Skip!
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