Re: the photograph by Mark D. Phillips

Re: the photograph by Mark D. Phillips

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2001-09-21

Dear Mr. Phillips,<br><br>After thinking about this, I guess you are right about the photo. You just shoot it and there the figure was. To publish it was absolutely a right thing to do. People can intepret the photo as they like. We do not live anymore in the age of the kind of censorship which could limit the freedom to publish photos.<br><br>Regarding publication of your photo, do you think it would possible to publish it also in Finnish newspapers? I haven't seen it in any Finnish newspaper, and I thik it would be interesting for people to see. How much would be the appropriate compensation for you? Do you have a standard price or should every newspaper personally make a deal with you? <br><br>Thank you beforehand for answering!<br><br>Sincerely,<br>Tiina Seppälä<br><br><br>---<br>Lainaus "Mark D. Phillips" <mphillips@stellarimages.com>: <br><br>>If you read my comments on my site, I would never make something like this up. I received over 400 emails after this picture ran in newspapers worldwide and people were accusing me of making up this image. I'm sorry you feel this way. I never "came" up with this idea. <br><br>>Sincerely,<br>>Mark D. Phillips<br><br>>>Dear representatives of StellarImages, <br><br>>>I'm sorry but I do not believe in this kind of nonsense. If the image has to be interpreted in some way, I think it resembles <br>>more Bill Clinton than the Devil...<br>>>However, I can't be 100 % sure, since I haven't met either of them, <br>>yet.<br>>>But I would like to know how you came me up with an idea like this. <br><br>>>Sincerely,<br>>>Tiina Seppälä<br><br><br>Tiina Seppälä<br>Researcher<br>International Relations<br>Department of Social Studies<br>University of Lapland<br>FINLAND<br><br>address: room 191 A, Faculty of Social Scinces, PL 122, 96101 Rovaniemi, FINLAND<br>tel. +358-16-341 2681<br>mobile: +358-40-726 2687<br>e-mail: tiina.seppala@urova.fi<br>

Fri, 21 Sep 2001 13:44:26 +0300 (EEST)

Re: the photograph by Mark D. Phillips