March 10, 2007
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SATURDAY PHOTO
(See others here)Protest
Tim PageTim
Page is 63 now and lives in Brisbane, Australia where he’s an Adjunct
Professor of Photojournalism at Griffith University, but during the
Vietnam War he became famous for his war photography. Born in Britain,
he left at 18 in 1962 to drive across Europe, Pakistan, India, Burma,
Thailand and Laos. In Laos he began work as a press photographer and
landed on the Saigon bureau of UPI. During the war in Vietnam and
Cambodia, he was wounded in action three times. At 25 he was badly
wounded by a
big piece of shrapnel to his head and spent a year recovering in the
U.S. There he got involved in the peace movement and was a caregiver
for amputees including Ron Kovic. In the ’70′s he worked for Rolling
Stone, and during that time he learned of the capture of his best
friend, Sean Flynn (son of actor Errol Flynn) who was also a war
photographer (click here.)
He searched for Flynn until 1990 when his apparent grave was found in
Cambodia. All of this led him to found the Indochina Media Memorial
Foundation and the book Requiem with photographs taken by all the
photographers and journalists killed during those wars. He doesn’t
cover wars anymore, but sadly others do. Some things never change. For
more about him click here.
Deep Thought:
“Sometimes you have to be careful when selecting a new name for
yourself. For instance, let’s say you have chosen the nickname “Fly
Head.” Normally you would think that “Fly Head” would mean a person who
has beautiful swept-back features, as if flying through the air. But
think again. Couldn’t it also mean “having a head like a fly”? I’m
afraid some people might actually think that.”
Today I am grateful for: Social security
Guess the Movie:
“At the next war let all the Kaisers, presidents and generals and
diplomats go into a big field and fight it out first among themselves.
That will satisfy us and keep us at home.” Answer: All Quiet on the Western Front, 1930. Winner: buddhacat.
Protesters Aim To Take Over Lawmakers’ Offices, Fight War Funding
by Jennifer C. Kerr
WASHINGTON
— Some opponents of the Iraq war are taking their protests straight to
Congress — staging “occupations” in lawmakers’ offices on Capitol Hill
and in their home communities. Rep. Rahm Emanuel’s office in Chicago
was targeted on Thursday. (Rest of article here.)
Comments (24)
*deep thought* Nodding…I can see people thinkng of it that way.
*sparkle
Definitely food and image for thought!
I am actually familiar with his work…
thx for the pic and info.
Good post! Thank you.
Call me superficial but he sure is handsome both now and in his younger pix.
Protesters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa were jailed for not protesting at the appropriate venue. Apparently, only the white house, pentagon, and front lines are the appropriate places since in front of your senators office isn’t the appropriate place. I guess that would take care of the low enlistment numbers.
Read about it HERE
It’s getting so you can’t even have a civil protest anymore.
I don’t know the movie for the quote, but I love that quote. That’s exactly how I feel about it.
Thanks for stopping by my blog, have a great week
Thank you for bringing this to light.
Namaste
People like this humble me. I can sometimes get all “Holier Than Thou” because of my work volunteering, protesting, and occasionaly getting my self arrested for it, but I still end up coming back and getting work in the real world trying to gather more posessions and make my life easy. I plan to go read up on these people. Thanks!
Very interesting stuff!
Hey, remember me? I used to be midnightbard. How are you doing?
never an easy thing to cover. i know i’m pretty sure i wouldn’t be able to do what they do, but it definitely brings home the reality of what’s really going on.
wishing you all the best!
Fascinating–and saddening–story about Sean Flynn. As the philosopher said, “Only the dead will know the end of war.”
Your deep thoughts are so interesting.
What an interesting story. This gentleman has done many things. Ron Kovic…. wow!
Have a very good day!
“All Quiet on the Western Front,” but I’ve never seen the movie. Read the book by Remarque, but oh so many years ago.
Point in case for your deep thought: my first incarnation on xanga was “odddug,” blocked to an early demise. My reincarnation has me here, a place to which I will return.
Tim Page is a name well-known name. Thanks for the reminder.
Wow you got the movie! That was a hard one.
Well, I cheated by reading the book. One of those lines that sticks. First reference I can remember that calls for politicians to fight their own bloody wars.
I think it’s funny that the above poster thinks reading a book is cheating! I should read that book myself…
I love that picture of the peeper, but alas…I did not take it. I stole it from the net. I have never actually seen one in person, believe it or not. We hear them every year, but they are tiny and clever and I was never able to spot them in the pond.
very relevant bio! thanks for the link!
You are SO appreciated.
I don’t know that I would protest war photographers…pictures say so much more than words…you should check out James Nachtwey. He’s a war photographer and a very interesting individual.
we are all praying peace….need anti war movement..
I few saw him on newspaper..thanks sharing…* /N