Re: devil photo controversy/I am photographer

Re: devil photo controversy/I am photographer

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2001-09-18

Mark,<br><br>I got your message. I need time to digest this matter. Be assured, I will do my best to respond to your request ASAP. <br><br>Clyde Mueller<br>NPPA President<br><br><br>>Subject: devil photo controversy/I am photographer<br>>Sent: 9/15/20 2:23 AM<br>>Received: 9/18/01 9:08 PM<br>>From: Mark D. Phillips, mphillips@stellarimages.com<br>>To: president@nppa.org<br><br>>Clyde,<br><br>>I have not been a member of the NPPA since 1994(?) but I feel I must contact you. I was a member of the organization for over 15 years. I shot the photograph of the World Trade Center burning that people are saying or implying was digitally manipulated to include the face of the devil. <br><br>>As the photographer at the forefront of a controversy, I find it amazing that NO ONE has bothered to talk to me about this image and give me the opportunity to defend my reputation. I would never "doctor" an image. The "face of the devil" occurred.<br><br>>I sold this image to the AP for one time use prior to knowing it contained anything beside the twin towers burning. I transmitted this photo only minutes after it was shot.<br><br>>As a photographer for three newspapers, The Associated Press and Agence France-Presse, I am amazed that anyone could call my reputation into question. I was inundated with email through my company website, http://www.stellarimages.com, to the point where I had to put up an open letter bringing everyone back to the fact that it is a photograph, not a religious or moral statement. Everyone has to look at this photograph and decide on their own what it shows.<br><br>>Vin Alabiso still has not returned my calls. He is making statements when he never talked to me. I stand by my reputation of 25 years. I am no longer in the "news" business, starting an Internet company in 1994, but everyone I have worked with in the news industry knows the high standards I maintain.<br><br>>I invite you to read my open letter on http://www.stellarimages.com or http://www.markdphillips.com and would hope that you could contact me to discuss this. It has left a very bad taste in my mouth. <br><br>>Sincerely,<br>>Mark D. Phillips<br>>President, StellarImages<br>>718-858-8980 (work)<br>>718-522-1341 (home - here now)<br><br><br>

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Re: devil photo controversy/I am photographer