alun Posted December 30, 2010 Share #1 Posted December 30, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Magnum photo Larry Towell is trying to raise USD12,000 to make a final photographing trip to Afghanistan and complete a new book, Crisis in Afghanistan. He's still over USD5,000 short. Surely Leica forum members can help out? The link to his Kickstarter campaign (which I think has been mentioned elsewhere on the forum) is here: Crisis in Afghanistan by Larry Towell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 30, 2010 Posted December 30, 2010 Hi alun, Take a look here Support Larry Towell's fund-raising to complete 'Crisis in Afghanistan'. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wattsy Posted December 30, 2010 Share #2 Posted December 30, 2010 I have mixed feelings about these kind of initiatives. I can't help think I'd rather donate money to help rehouse someone than to pay for someone to go out and photograph the rubble. That said, if you are a fan of Larry Towell, $500 for a signed fibre 8x10 print doesn't seem bad value. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted December 30, 2010 Ian, To some degree I too have some reservations... In as much as I wish this kind of private sponsorship wasn't necessary, but it is as revealing of the times as it is of the current realities of serious documentary photography -- even by a photographer of Towell's stature. If this is the only way that Towell's book can get finished and thus published, then I'll support it. I love his work and feel sure he will have something humane and fresh to say about Afghanistan. And of course (availability of money aside), supporting Towell's book doesn't prevent one also supporting other humanitarian efforts.... And let's face it: read the posts on this forum -- there are a good number of Leica users/advocates/enthusiasts/collectors here who could certainly snip forty or fifty dollars off the purchase budget of their next sharper, faster, better, more aspheric lens.... Oh, and if it matters, to the best of my knowledge (someone will swiftly disprove this) I think LT is one of the Magnum photogs still shooting film, still shooting Leica Ms.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaBraz Posted December 30, 2010 Share #4 Posted December 30, 2010 I refuse to support taking any more photographs of the war in Afghanistan, the more so by a guy who is going to sell them in any case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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