In your message dated: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 16:12:51 PST you write:
>
>
>>I understand your point, but for me personally, I would never consider
>>missing a picture of someone else's suffering as missing "the shot of a
>>lifetime"...
>>
>>Cheers,
>>--Lee
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> Missed the point entirely, Lee. It's seeing the professionalism and
> training of the firemen in operation that makes it the great photo,not
> the suffering of the victim. In fact, the great shot would probably NOT
> include the victim inside, just the firemen at work.
Ahhh, but in that case I doubt the pic would get a Pulitzer. So by
implication it is a picture of someone else's great suffering. I doubt
anyone has ever gotten a pulitzer for a pic of a bunch of firefighters
washing hoses after the fire ;).
Cheers,
--Lee
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