War Photographers - Mentalists!
War Photographers - Mentalists!
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Andy M

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289 months

Saturday 29th August 2009
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Taken from: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/ the photo blog for the Boston Globe.

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AP photographer Emilio Morenatti takes pictures as he is carried on a stretcher. Morenatti, whose left foot was amputated after he was injured by a bomb blast in Afghanistan, was transferred Tuesday to a rehabilitation hospital in Baltimore, where he will be fitted for a prosthesis.

Simpo Two

92,860 posts

295 months

Saturday 29th August 2009
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As a war photographer said (from a hospital bed) 'I got a great shot of the others ducking'

nick_bbb

5,501 posts

265 months

Saturday 29th August 2009
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So the 5D MkII survived a bomb blast smile

agent006

12,058 posts

294 months

Saturday 29th August 2009
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Andy M said:
Puts the photographers moaning about being asked for ID by UK police into perspective really.

Boston Globe's big picture is a fantastic feature. Basically one web developer with access to AP/Getty etc's entire picture libraries, chosing one subject a day and putting up 30-40 pictures.