Excellent topic and building anticipation for the next one!. If I saw my photo used and someone who copied it getting all the credit, I would very much want a conversation with that person. Starting off with, why didn’t you have enough respect to ask the original artist!!
See, you are a better person than me. I got to the part where you said “Starting off with….” and I was fully expecting you would say you would smack him ;0)
.. you ask a very decent question.. that I’ve difficulty ‘answering..
perhaps asked incorrectly .. or perhaps not incorrectly at all ?
.. difficult Question to Answer !
On one hand we can & must recognize Original ‘working cowboy Docu Style’ Commercial Photographs - shot ‘On Assignment & presumably a wealth of prior ‘intensely related & likely ongoing documentary photography Is it ‘Art ? ?
Regardless - then perhaps, ‘one can begin to measure the obvious ‘commercial opportunism - creative theft & deception. Far beyond ‘despicable .. & much more into an unusual sort of ‘Mood Disorder.. Omnipotence & Narcissism.. Is it a sort of ‘compulsive brazen kleptomania ? ‘Coveting to Extreme ? ? It sure ain’t ‘Art.. when it’s ’Clearly Copied from & embodies someone else’s Original Work’ & VISION ! !
(fyi - Commercial Clients booked me for ‘my Docu Style shooting plus truly diverse ‘Topical Affinity across almost all Business Sectors - you name it.. - plus ‘STEM - Science Technology Engineering & Medicine. That I shot Stills, Motion Picture & Time Lapse was advantageous as was street rep mediatribe & ‘convergence . A few clients ‘re-sold my Images without prior understanding or Permission - but ‘fight the battles you can win.. & on several occasions I caught em red handed - or my son did when we were Editing on Client Systems or handed a Storage Drive haha .. ! Video Clients such as Air Canada, Imperial Oil, Canadian National Railways, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, The Toronto Stock Exchange let me have free run of their Archives.. & hardly unusual to find Folders with my unique ‘Naming Conventions - presumably other freelance Editors or Producers brought such folders ‘in house’ and/or ‘away from house as well & some with Stock Music assets I’d Secured Rights too !)
I call ‘my stuff’ documentary or hypermedia or writing ..
I'm having a flashback of scenes from The Magnificent Seven even as I read this. WITH THE ENNIO MORRICONI SCORE, yet.
Loved the poem, the history, the photography, and who doesn't love a cowboy? Awesome.
The tobacco industry LOVED them back in the day.
I love old Marlboro ads 🙋🏽♀️. Something about the red and the cowboys…it just speaks to me lol
Ah yes, the red shirt…. I remember it well. We all wanted one at the time.
The photos are splendid, beautifully executed, and I can really feel the cowboy spirit. Bravo!
Enjoyed this
Wonderful photographs even if they do promote smoking. Nonetheless, the give a great image of the American West.
Looking forward to the next one.
Really enjoying this series, Søren. Looking forward to the next one.
Excellent topic and building anticipation for the next one!. If I saw my photo used and someone who copied it getting all the credit, I would very much want a conversation with that person. Starting off with, why didn’t you have enough respect to ask the original artist!!
See, you are a better person than me. I got to the part where you said “Starting off with….” and I was fully expecting you would say you would smack him ;0)
Thanks for reading!
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.. you ask a very decent question.. that I’ve difficulty ‘answering..
perhaps asked incorrectly .. or perhaps not incorrectly at all ?
.. difficult Question to Answer !
On one hand we can & must recognize Original ‘working cowboy Docu Style’ Commercial Photographs - shot ‘On Assignment & presumably a wealth of prior ‘intensely related & likely ongoing documentary photography Is it ‘Art ? ?
Regardless - then perhaps, ‘one can begin to measure the obvious ‘commercial opportunism - creative theft & deception. Far beyond ‘despicable .. & much more into an unusual sort of ‘Mood Disorder.. Omnipotence & Narcissism.. Is it a sort of ‘compulsive brazen kleptomania ? ‘Coveting to Extreme ? ? It sure ain’t ‘Art.. when it’s ’Clearly Copied from & embodies someone else’s Original Work’ & VISION ! !
(fyi - Commercial Clients booked me for ‘my Docu Style shooting plus truly diverse ‘Topical Affinity across almost all Business Sectors - you name it.. - plus ‘STEM - Science Technology Engineering & Medicine. That I shot Stills, Motion Picture & Time Lapse was advantageous as was street rep mediatribe & ‘convergence . A few clients ‘re-sold my Images without prior understanding or Permission - but ‘fight the battles you can win.. & on several occasions I caught em red handed - or my son did when we were Editing on Client Systems or handed a Storage Drive haha .. ! Video Clients such as Air Canada, Imperial Oil, Canadian National Railways, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, The Toronto Stock Exchange let me have free run of their Archives.. & hardly unusual to find Folders with my unique ‘Naming Conventions - presumably other freelance Editors or Producers brought such folders ‘in house’ and/or ‘away from house as well & some with Stock Music assets I’d Secured Rights too !)
I call ‘my stuff’ documentary or hypermedia or writing ..
sometimes ‘it’s all a’twonce eh 🦎🏴☠️💋
Great images, a new story (for me) and scholarly research. Thank you Søren.
I am completely engrossed in this, Soren! Can’t wait for more.
I am glad! Thank you for reading.
Thank you Catherine for restacking! I appreciate it very much!