First World War

Apresentação da síntese final do artigo The ‘Greatest Of War Photograhers’ de Thierry Gervais. O artigo tem como figura central o fotógrafo Jimmy Hare, e levanta algumas questões fulcrais sobre a natureza da fotografia na sua relação com a imprensa no virar do século XIX. Partilha iniciada em Halftone.

“When Collier’s Weekly refused to send him to Europe to cover the First World War, Jimmy Hare turned to the magazine’s competitor, which seized the opportunity and made the most of his reputation: ‘Everybody knows him for the greatest man that has ever reported war with the camera (… )’ He made himself famous by his wonderful work in the Spanish-American war, and he has been in the firing line in every war since – and he always gets the best.”