Comments | angus_mcnitt: Pivotal Book to put in the hands of a 14 year old.

angus_mcnitt

Pivotal Book to put in the hands of a 14 year old.

Oct 08, 2007 15:14

This is the book that made me want to take pictures:

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silverbromide October 9 2007, 23:33:03 UTC

That's awesome. It's neat to occasionally encounter the trigger of an obsession. :o) You can't find it on any book sites?

angus_mcnitt October 10 2007, 02:17:50 UTC

My dad had bought a copy when he was in the Navy, just after he got back from 'Nam. He gave it to me when we were going through some of his old pictures. Said that the photographer got the feel of the place and the normalcy of the insanity of war there. So I read through it and I felt 'there'. I wanted to do the same, take a time or place or moment and capture it, so that others could live it too, for bad or good. I guess it's all a part of my history thing. A way to touch the past and make it 'real'.

toxicelement October 10 2007, 00:40:32 UTC

http://cgi.ebay.com/David-Douglas-Duncan-I-Protest-Khe-Sanh-Vietnam_W0QQitemZ300159239858QQihZ020QQcategoryZ378QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

angus_mcnitt October 12 2007, 02:23:30 UTC

A bid has been placed. You are TEH coolest! I am so buying you a christmas.

angus_mcnitt October 15 2007, 16:49:49 UTC

Auction is won and hopefully should be shipping soon.