**War photographer** Don McCullin: ‘Wherever I go, there seems to be violence and death’
Err…
Maybe don’t be a war photographer then? Take photos of cats instead.
Fuck sake, stay at home then and stop causing problems.
Sometimes I recommend people to read the article.
In this case the title quote stems from him being in ENGLAND where he saw a man bashing a cat in. That’s why he said “wherever I go”, not because he is surprised that there is violence in war zones.
I don’t get the comments here.
Photos of cats don’t make you reflect on the brutality of civilisation.
We are here because of the suffering of others, usually the poor. Don’s work looks at that in order to make us uncomfortable.
He isn’t complaining, he’s telling us it’s there and giving us the opportunity to be exposed to it.
Take from it what you will. Personally I think he was a hero who should be glorified by our society for reminding us of how things were, and to try to be better.
A war photographer moaning all he sees is violence and death? Is he feeling ok? It`s literally your job, the reason you are there! Like a teacher saying `All I see is kids wherever I go in this building!` Nutter lol.
I bet it is as result of it being his job to find it, he has just become much more sensitive to it in his everyday life. I suspect doctors feel the same, seeing illness everywhere because they are so used to being surrounded by it at work.
I had the fortune of meeting Don McCullen at his exhibition at Tate Britain. I thought it was one of the best photography exhibitions I’ve ever seen and went several times with family and friends to show them the mesmerising photos he has taken over his long career. He was kind enough to sign a poster for me too which I will cherish throughout my life.
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**War photographer** Don McCullin: ‘Wherever I go, there seems to be violence and death’
Err…
Maybe don’t be a war photographer then? Take photos of cats instead.
Fuck sake, stay at home then and stop causing problems.
Sometimes I recommend people to read the article.
In this case the title quote stems from him being in ENGLAND where he saw a man bashing a cat in. That’s why he said “wherever I go”, not because he is surprised that there is violence in war zones.
I don’t get the comments here.
Photos of cats don’t make you reflect on the brutality of civilisation.
We are here because of the suffering of others, usually the poor. Don’s work looks at that in order to make us uncomfortable.
He isn’t complaining, he’s telling us it’s there and giving us the opportunity to be exposed to it.
Take from it what you will. Personally I think he was a hero who should be glorified by our society for reminding us of how things were, and to try to be better.
A war photographer moaning all he sees is violence and death? Is he feeling ok? It`s literally your job, the reason you are there! Like a teacher saying `All I see is kids wherever I go in this building!` Nutter lol.
I bet it is as result of it being his job to find it, he has just become much more sensitive to it in his everyday life. I suspect doctors feel the same, seeing illness everywhere because they are so used to being surrounded by it at work.
I had the fortune of meeting Don McCullen at his exhibition at Tate Britain. I thought it was one of the best photography exhibitions I’ve ever seen and went several times with family and friends to show them the mesmerising photos he has taken over his long career. He was kind enough to sign a poster for me too which I will cherish throughout my life.