butchering by amanda lucier

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• michael kircher

  January 28, 2009 at 1:29 pm

  Cliff,

  Good comment. And it is the same for cultures around the world. I think we’ve gotten too comfortable in our Safeway/Trader Joe’s society. I sometimes lament the loss of understanding of who we are as a species and from where our food derives. It should not be horrifying or shocking. To watch the likes of a Jaques Pepin make quick work or a chicken or duck, to catch and clean and eat your own trout or catfish, to understand certain South American cultures or Asian cultures and how they create their delicacies… this is beautiful stuff.

  I’m not 100% certain I love the photo but as Charles Peterson said above, it does drawn one in and make you want to explore the greater body of work.

  Good job, Amanda.
• michael kircher

  January 28, 2009 at 1:34 pm

  Hey Carlos,

  Here’s another link: http://www.davidalanharvey.com/

  Go to “Movies” and then “National Geographic” and there’s the same film only much better quality. (Takes a while to load, though!)

  Cheers.
• panos skoulidas

  January 28, 2009 at 1:39 pm

  I’ll second that Mike K..!!
  “trader Joe’s” society..
  We are all so sensitive all of
  A sudden.. We are all hypocrites..
  We love a double double burger with
  grilled onions but we “hate”
  the butcher..
  Go figure…!
• david alan harvey

  January 28, 2009 at 2:04 pm

  BOB…ANON…

  yes, i know “anon”, but i was reading wrong (fast) and out of context…yes, yes, thanks for the interpretation Bob…that is what you are here for amigo!!!
  \

  cheers, david
• david alan harvey

  January 28, 2009 at 2:08 pm

  CARLOS…

  i have no doubt you are right….but, if i put the camera down (or the beer down), my moves are a bit better..but never never the “real thing”….but Carlos, you know what i love about Latin cultures?? they always make me feel like i am doing just fine!!

  cheers, david
• david alan harvey

  January 28, 2009 at 2:11 pm

  MICHAEL…

  your link up is a totally different film than the youtube piece of Carlos…youtube film was shot in Cuba, the other by BBC in Brazil…

  cheers, david

  p.s. my mistake, Mike you are right…just looked..there IS another one however on youtube from CUBA and i did not know this BBC/NATGEO piece was on youtube…i guess everything is on youtube!!
• panos skoulidas

  January 28, 2009 at 2:50 pm

  Paulyman I asked for
  a “free”print already;-))))
  Now you killing me brother…
  peace, hugs and laughs to y’all..
• Patricia Lay-Dorsey

  January 28, 2009 at 3:59 pm

  Hey, my man, I ain’t no hypocrite. I don’t like pics of butchering animals & I don’t eat no animals either! It’s not that I’m shocked it’s just that I care too much about animals to eat them. But as I said earlier, I can still see that Amanda’s photo is remarkable.

  Patricia
• James Powers

  January 28, 2009 at 4:05 pm

  Thanks for the heads up on American Farmer. Ordered it from Amazon last night.
• panos skoulidas

  January 28, 2009 at 4:08 pm

  No, no, no…
  I’m the hypocrite…
  I eat meat but at the same time I
  prosecute the “butcher”..
  Smiling.. Not U..
  And I I could I would ask
  that “butcher” girl out..
  And if I also could I would
  propose to my ex-wife once again..
  Peace, smile and hugs…
• panos skoulidas

  January 28, 2009 at 4:10 pm

  … ( tongue on cheek)…
  I’m also a vegetarian…
  I discovered vegetables and soups when
  I lost my first tooth…
  ( laughing )!!!
• panos skoulidas

  January 28, 2009 at 4:16 pm

  I love any kinda war because
  it keeps photojournalism
  As profession alive..
  Otherwise Jim Nachtwey and
  Paolo pellegrin they would still
  be truck drivers…
  Laughing
  Peace and wars…
• panos skoulidas

  January 28, 2009 at 4:18 pm

  Yes, ok.. Ok..
  I hate war too..
  I also hate going poop every
  day but, I have too..
  It sounds like human nature to me..
  (sighing)..
• michael kircher

  January 28, 2009 at 5:10 pm

  Panos!

  What’s shakin? You good out there in the City of Angels?
• panos skoulidas

  January 28, 2009 at 5:35 pm

  Yeeep!!!
  Way better than last month..!
  Did I tell U I’m driving all
  the way to Seattle just to see
  where Kurt Cobain and Marc Lanegan
  started???
  Hopefully I’ll meet Charles , Katia
  and Tim… and Young Tom aka Tom Hyde…
  ;-)
  I’m excited..
  Can we meet up there!!!
  It’s gonna be sunshine bring your swimsuit!!!
  :))))
• cathy scholl

  January 28, 2009 at 5:44 pm

  Great. Enjoy it.
  I met Paul Mobley this summer on his book tour.
  He put a lot of hard work into this project. Nice guy too.
• david alan harvey

  January 28, 2009 at 6:50 pm

  PATRICIA..

  Susan Welchman, one of my favorite picture editors, says she cannot eat anything that has eyes!!!
• Carlos Rubin

  January 28, 2009 at 10:10 pm

  Michael. thanks for the link!…

  David, I was kidding about the “caderas moves” you’re very good!….the trick of lating cultures is to “always celebrate…even if you don’t know what you’re celebrating!”

  un abrazo!
• Josh Wentz

  January 29, 2009 at 4:28 am

  I’ll second that thought on the clean compositions: so much power in these images. The KISS principle still works …