“1965 First assignment from Magnum Photos in Paris, for Paris Match, The Observer about President Sukarno of Indonesia. After this assignment, he was with Magnum for over 40 years as well as continuing press work for most important magazines and producing his own projects at the same time.”

http://www.fred-mayer.eu/html/copyright.cfm

“Venzago spent years with the Magnum Agency”

http://www.venzago.com/en/02_biography.php

Enjoy the time in Cambodia. I am in my cold grey sad country with depression huge as mount everest, so I wish be there with you as well.

:)

Haik..:-)
Thanks again…

Everyone – I think Panos can use our support. We could possibly get a letter of some sort to the court. Of course DAH and friends that were present are the most valuable as witnesses. What happened is just ridiculous, I am sure the fireman was having a bad hair day under the helmet. What he did is a citizen’s arrest which is applicable for cases of felony. Here is what I have found for CA:

“A private person may arrest another: 1. For a public offense committed or attempted in his presence. 2. When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in his presence. 3. When a felony has been in fact committed, and he has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it. (C.P.C. 837).”

Panos, man – you might have something in here. Follow up on it. I am sure you have nothing to worry about mainly because your initial arrest have not been lawful for as much as my non-lawyer mind and a little research show. Basically, no felony – no arrest. Check on that one.

ps: oh… DAH is typing as we speak on his
laptop right next to me…
New post… With two amazing photos..

what happened to you??? i was expecting you all weekend and had permission for you to sit in on our programs…anyway, maybe you left comment that i did not see and something may have come up for you….

anyway, sorry we missed…..

ALL..

what Panos neglected to mention was that when i walked up to the police officers in L.A. who had Panos handcuffed, was that they told me i would too be under arrest too if i even said one more word…and all i did was to politely ask “what is the problem??” i just wanted to find out why Panos was under arrest…i actually would have “pushed it” further if i had not needed to be in class…i would have been willing to be arrested just to see what in hell they would charge me with…i know some of you may think Panos is a bit of a wild man , but in this case in particular, he was quiet , polite, and not interfering with anything…i suppose the police are particularly sensitive in the Venice Beach area where there is a lot of crime..every night i have been here , there has been some kind of violent incident..

i will try to get a post out this afternoon…you all know by now that when i am with students, i am not with you…but now, i am all yours!!!..i was intensely busy all morning editing from Panos’ 850 small prints!!! in the next few weeks i will be doing serious edits for Eric, Patricia, Rafal, Audrey, Erica, Bob, James, Cristina,Marcin, David M., and some others i probably forgot just now…whoever you are , please forgive me and , yes remind me!!

cheers, david

Gary Knight is usually around for the Angkor festival… as are some of the others from VII. It should be a great time for you.

Munem won a big award at Perpignan. He’s very “hot” right now.
Please tell him I love his work :))

Arrived yesterday, been attending the Angkor festival of photography, and well, David, Antoine d’ Agata is here, though I have yet to meet him. I understand best chance is to err around the red llights district before dawn.

I met also 2 photographers whom I respect a lot, Munem Wasif and Sohrab, which rafal will remember from the trekearth days. Munem did some wonderful work with myanmar refugees in bangladesh (refugee in Bangladesh!?!? That has to say a lot about the dismal state of affairs in mafia-junta ruled Burma). Both are on lightstalkers I think.

There is a party related to the festival at this minute. So, there I go. Siem Reap is the city from where one visits the Angkor temples. It had changed ona grand scale since I came here the first time when there was hardly any tarmac on the roads. Now, it has become a high point of international tourism, so the food is great, and there are as many waterring holes as temples. More, actually.

So here, we are, this shot was taken on “pub” street, this morning:

http://www.pbase.com/image/106315368

PS: best wishes to Panos. Marcin, a few of you too, you wish you were here!

peace (for survivors)

Someday you will write a book and Hunter S Thompson will rise from the grave to edit & promote it for you.

Good luck getting your card back, he must’ve been a heckuva detective to FIND the SD card in an M8!!

You have card ressurection software right? You never know what you might find.

Neil

Here in The Netherlands photographers are member of a union for freelance photographers and journalists. They are the ones to assist in cases like police brutality. Isn’t there something like that in the US? Good luck!

Friso

VENICE EDIT… In Public next…
In the lobby of the Cadillac hotel..
On the pool table..
Jim Morrison
Performs 18 feet away..
Couldn’t get any better than that…
or maybe..

ps: I met a cool photog today..
His name: HAIK…
He gave his sandwich…
Couldn’t get any better than that..
Meeting a great photog and
a generous soul too…
to be continued…

However, this really opens up a new topic (and what an important topic!) of ‘what to do’ and ‘what not to do’ for photographers. In your case, it was some official guys. I am also really pissed of by some busybodies who come and ask why I am shooting, as if the world belongs to him. I shoot in India and here generally a smiling face or a joke or something generally does the trick. But there are situations where one cannot keep his cool, even with the greatest effort on his part, like where somebody persistently disturbing you while you are shooting, just because this busybody doesn’t have anything better to do or he is trying to get over his frustration over the photographer. I have seen so many of these losers who try to get officious whenever they see somebody shooting. There are many trying situations that photographers have to face, for no fault of their own. One cannot discuss the so-called “photographer’s rights” with these guys because they are simply not ready to listen to anything. So one has to invent things to get rid of these guys. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail. But photographers must not lose their cool, whatever be the provocation, that’s for certain. Because the moment the photographer loses his cool, the busybody gets the fuel to interfere further. I know this has not been the case with you. But we need to discuss this here. We need to know the views of different photographers about how they cope with these adverse conditions.

Anyway, best of luck mate…I am sure you shall conquer at the end

That’s why I said trouble it is you second name. You have to do nothing wrong and you have trouble anyway. Karma? :)
We are with you. Have a bright thoughts.

peace and freedom for Panos

( literally I might need some help here..;-). )

http://www.krages.com/ThePhotographersRight.pdf

“law enforcement officers
may object to photography but
most understand that people have the
right to take photographs and do not
interfere with photographers. They do
have the right to keep you away from
areas where you may impede their
activities or endanger safety. However,
they do not have the legal right
to prohibit you from taking photographs
from other locations.”

J

Obviously you will have to go to court, but I don´t know what they can hang on you!!?

If you want to take it to them get in touch with the NPPA they know all the in´s and out´s of this stuff. This kind of thing happens far too often. How many of the other folks there had their cell phones out snapping away I wonder!?

Good luck!! James