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Re: Novels I want my kids to read

Riteshuttamchandani — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:27:16 -0000

Hate to say it, but it's Tom Robbins, methinks you mis-spelt it as Tim! Also how about Salman Rushdie's Haroun and The Sea of Stories and Spike Milligan's Silly Verse For Kids!

Re: Joao Silva

Sara_a1791 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:35:10 -0000

HI. I'm from Iran .Today I saw the film bang bang club،And through this I met with you and your friends. People like you deserve the praise Or serve. I hope you are healthy and best able to get the best pictures.

Re: Let them eat Khat

Patrick — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:05:55 -0000

On attend toujours que le pire arrive avant d'agir...

Re: The Science of Genocide

Emma — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:25:41 -0000

I have just watched the Bang Bang Club, and it made me think about how much what happened in Rwanda impacted my life. My husband came back a different person with Post traumatic stress and was not able to adjust to "normal" life again, and things quickly disintegrated. I have always felt because of that experience that war has many victims-the dead of course, but also the living who have to deal with what they saw and experienced, and who sometimes have to stand there and watch as people are killed (as my husband did) and be totally powerless to stop it. That pain seeps into everything and you never quite shake it free. Sometimes you just look at people going about their daily lives and you want to scream at them, "don't you know what is happening in the world? People are dying!" I felt like that for a long time after Rwanda. These pictures were painful to look at but I think very important. The world can never forget what happened there.

Re: The Science of Genocide

Emma — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:01:15 -0000

My ex-husband who was in the Canadian military served with the UN in Rwanda during the genocide...I will never forget the images he showed me and the things he saw. You speak for those who can no longer speak for themselves. I became a journalist myself so I can do the same.

Re: Shopping with the daughter

Maprem — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:08:24 -0000

hahaha Nike Indian slippers.the magic of photo.documenting forever.every moment so precious.I cant find words to say how mach i respect your work.thank you.

Re: What really happens behind the khaki curtain ….

Maprem — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:30:03 -0000

I remember i was in South Africa when Eugene Terre’blanche was killed.I tray to talk about it with some white South African but they did not like argument.My grate respect to Greg Marinovich for courage and grate work he did.Thank you so much.

Re: Joao Silva

gregmarinovich — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:56:21 -0000

Hi Klara

Thanks for your interest and your email

I an honoured that you chose us as your subject

all the best gm

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Re: Joao Silva

Kiara eagar — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:55:40 -0000

Dear Greg,

I am a South African girl who grew up in Jo'berg, I have always had a passion for my country, I always believe there is a change to be made, after reading "The Bang Bang Club" I may not fully understand how you must have felt, but I like to think that I can relate to you. I found the book so inspireing the in the middle of this year, as a grade 10 history project, we had to wright about 3 South Africans who made an impact on South Africa and how they should be commemorated and through being commemorated, are not made purely on profit but on respect and remembrance, and I'm happy to say that I chose you and the rest of the bang bang club as 1 of my the South African insperations. My history teacher was thrilled to hear that i chose someone that should be recognized but whos name isnt as big as Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko and so on. So in my long winded story I hope you got the message that even though you and the people you took photographs of, may not see this way, but you truely are someone worth admiring, someone who did make a change, and that goes especially for the new generation who were not the to experince it themselve. I like to think everyone should be there own person and not follow someone elses life but i believe there are so many things that we can learn from you and your increadiable story!

from kiara

Re: Joao Silva

Claudiogirundi — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:17:34 -0000

Dear Greg.

As my fellow countryman Jairo Loro (post below), today I also saw your movie "war reporter / bang bang club" here in Brazil.
Great story and spectacular movie!!!!! Brazil needs your photographs, please came to BRAZIL took some photos from "Rio de Janeiro Favelas" and the DRUG WAR.

Claudio
City of Belo Horizonte - State of Minas Gerais - Brazil
+55XX03185722259

Re: The Science of Genocide

Fabiobevacqua — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:20:30 -0000

greg, i don´t know if say you, congratulations, or say i´m sorry, its has been hard expriences for you seing peolpe kill brothers. your work is great, and my english, terrible.
thanks

Re: Let them eat Khat

Dougwager — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:56:29 -0000

Just watched Bang Bang club and looked you up. Amazing photos of devastating situations. Oh, what we take for granted while people starve and die of thirst. Even the small village I visited in the Transkei that was devistated by AIDS was in far better shape comparatively.

Re: Joao Silva

Jaime Loro — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:25:11 -0000

Dear Greg. Today saw the movie "war reporter" here in Brazil. Great story, spectacular movie. So much is unknown in the world and through the lenses of these heroes in travel, live and feel the pain of every people.

My affection and gratitude for what you have been and will be for our generations.

Jaime Luiz Loro
City of Unai - State of Minas Gerais - Brazil
jl.loro @ gmail.com

Re: The Science of Genocide

Greg — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:59:14 -0000

for sure. I have linked to a group of Rwandan journalists just in last days

Re: The Science of Genocide

Karel Smit — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:34:36 -0000

Greg, a very vivid image to go with Charles' work. The discourse must go on.

Re: The Science of Genocide

Greg — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:28:13 -0000

its difficult, but it is a part of what we go through, and in our case, mostly vicariously

Re: The Science of Genocide

garth — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:39:58 -0000

good piece and thanks for heads up, but how can you deal with going back to those memories?

Re: South Sudan

Selcukmerdane — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:15:56 -0000

hi greg great shots

Re: Novels I want my kids to read

olivier — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:47:35 -0000

Two eye opener amongst a lot of others for me :
Kurt Vonnegut "Mother Night"
Norman Mailer "The naked and the dead"

Re: Silver Halide Martyrs

Marinovichg — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:09:03 -0000

Thanks Marius. I am with you on this.

Re: Silver Halide Martyrs

Marius — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:49:09 -0000

Hi Greg Thank you for autographing my book . I was touched this presentation at the expo. I did my duty on the border at the ammo dump in Ondangwa early 80's and have never seen so much used ammo that you showed in my life. I just keep on thinking of the money wasted and how destructive War is. War has never made sense to me . Peace and Love..

Re: Silver Halide Martyrs

Marinovichg — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:12:25 -0000

thanks, i haven't managed to interest a major programme to commision it, sctully. various processes that did not make it to fruition.

Re: Silver Halide Martyrs

Marinovichg — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:11:24 -0000

pleasure, thank you

Re: Silver Halide Martyrs

T.K. — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:35:37 -0000

Very interesting piece... would've loved to see a documentary on Eritrea's warrior-photographers. What's the obstacle blocking it from happening, if I may ask?

Re: Let them eat Khat

Waltzib — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:15:53 -0000

"and children’s eyes lost the fight to live before your very eyes." this is a very powerful description of a powerless moment. It's an 'image' as compelling as your photos.