BOMBED CARIBOU
That picture of the caribou watching the bombing is so disturbing. What the hell are we doing to this planet? It just gets worse and worse. Barbara
Hi dear friend,
great to get your response. The Caribou pic was a composite created by a man who took pictures in the Murmansk area, Russia, during WWII. (see below** The actual story is sad in its own way as well...) British bombers were added to the majestic caribou (reindeer) on the Arctic tundra photo to dramatize the effect of war. i hope the world is not coming to that again. perhaps images and writing can bed cautionary tales for the instinct to forget. love, always paula
I do not know if I am relieved or what. This could be and probably is happening today. Are you planning any trips to NY in the near or distant future? Your long lasting friend. I dare not say old.Barbara
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from EnglishRussia.com
"I remembered I actually have the book “Witness to History, the photographs of Yevgeni Khaldey”. About this picture:
“One photograph that is a composite is Reindeer, Murmansk. Even while admitting this, Khaldei is insistent on the underlying veracity of his image. There *was* in fact a reindeer; it showed up during air raids. When he shows the photograph, Khaldei tells a story about it that roots in real life:
‘During the bombings, a reindeer came out of the tundra. He wanted to be with people. They built him a shed to live in, and gave him a name, Yasha. Every time the alarm sounded, he ran to be with the soldiers–he didn’t want to be alone. During one of the air raids, I took this shot. In 1944, when the battle for Murmansk was over, the soldiers didn’t know what to do with him. They loaded him into a truck and took him back to the tundra, thinking he would join the other deer. But he couldn’t understand what was happening. He ran after the truck as long as he could.’ “
Sorry IL2 fans. Those are Hawker Hurricains. Go find some pics and satisfy yourselves. My confidence that they’re Hurricains (probably russian as mentioned) is 100%. The tails are a clue. Also the canopy runs into the fuselage – unlike any IL2.
Oh yeah. That is a reindeer"
That picture of the caribou watching the bombing is so disturbing. What the hell are we doing to this planet? It just gets worse and worse. Barbara
Hi dear friend,
great to get your response. The Caribou pic was a composite created by a man who took pictures in the Murmansk area, Russia, during WWII. (see below** The actual story is sad in its own way as well...) British bombers were added to the majestic caribou (reindeer) on the Arctic tundra photo to dramatize the effect of war. i hope the world is not coming to that again. perhaps images and writing can bed cautionary tales for the instinct to forget. love, always paula
I do not know if I am relieved or what. This could be and probably is happening today. Are you planning any trips to NY in the near or distant future? Your long lasting friend. I dare not say old.Barbara
**
from EnglishRussia.com
"I remembered I actually have the book “Witness to History, the photographs of Yevgeni Khaldey”. About this picture:
“One photograph that is a composite is Reindeer, Murmansk. Even while admitting this, Khaldei is insistent on the underlying veracity of his image. There *was* in fact a reindeer; it showed up during air raids. When he shows the photograph, Khaldei tells a story about it that roots in real life:
‘During the bombings, a reindeer came out of the tundra. He wanted to be with people. They built him a shed to live in, and gave him a name, Yasha. Every time the alarm sounded, he ran to be with the soldiers–he didn’t want to be alone. During one of the air raids, I took this shot. In 1944, when the battle for Murmansk was over, the soldiers didn’t know what to do with him. They loaded him into a truck and took him back to the tundra, thinking he would join the other deer. But he couldn’t understand what was happening. He ran after the truck as long as he could.’ “
Sorry IL2 fans. Those are Hawker Hurricains. Go find some pics and satisfy yourselves. My confidence that they’re Hurricains (probably russian as mentioned) is 100%. The tails are a clue. Also the canopy runs into the fuselage – unlike any IL2.
Oh yeah. That is a reindeer"
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