As a follow up to
this post yesterday, and to
a couple of others from earlier in the year, I want to recommend this
short video interview with Don
McCullin at
The Guardian. I thank Tim
Atherton for bringing it to my attention. In general,
McCullin's reflections - the straightforward moral seriousness with which he speaks of his life and experience - really do challenge those who treat photographers of war and disaster as ethically defective. More specifically, it makes me wonder whether Sean
O'Hagan recalls having spoken with
McCullin a month or so ago. If so, I am not sure how he
could have written the column I criticized yesterday. It is all a bit mystifying.
