Horst Faas AP Photographer.

QBREES9 · 05-10-2012, 11:52 PM

Horst Faas, AP combat photographer, dies at 79 - Yahoo! News

Very Sad One of the great.

SloMotion · 05-13-2012, 07:39 AM

... you know, it's one thing to cross a line of departure armed and as a combatant, but it's quite another to wander the forward edge of the battle area armed with only a couple of cameras & documenting what's out there ... this guy had major balls of brass.

FILE - In this undated file photo, Associated Press photographer Horst Faas is shown on assignment with soldiers in South Vietnam. Faas, a prize-winning combat photographer who carved out new standards for covering war with a camera and became one of the world's legendary photojournalists in nearly half a century with The Associated Press, died Thursday May 10, 2012. He was 79. (AP Photo/File)...

QBREES9 · 05-13-2012, 11:20 PM

I never work with Horst, but i did work for him.

SloMotion · 05-14-2012, 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by QBREES9

I never work with Horst, but i did work for him.

That must have been quite an experience, were you one of the 'Horst's Army' of young photographers they mentioned in the article?

QBREES9 · 05-15-2012, 01:02 AM

No I met him much later in life. When I freelanced out of New York.

QBREES9 · 06-01-2012, 09:56 PM

Horst Faas, legendary photojournalist, dies at 79 | Photo Gallery - Yahoo! News

SmashMouth · 06-01-2012, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by QBREES9

I never work with Horst, but i did work for him.

Pray tell ... tell us some war stories!

RIP Faas!

05-10-2012, 11:52 PM	#1
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	Horst Faas AP Photographer. Horst Faas, AP combat photographer, dies at 79 - Yahoo! News Very Sad One of the great.

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SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	... you know, it's one thing to cross a line of departure armed and as a combatant, but it's quite another to wander the forward edge of the battle area armed with only a couple of cameras & documenting what's out there ... this guy had major balls of brass. FILE - In this undated file photo, Associated Press photographer Horst Faas is shown on assignment with soldiers in South Vietnam. Faas, a prize-winning combat photographer who carved out new standards for covering war with a camera and became one of the world's legendary photojournalists in nearly half a century with The Associated Press, died Thursday May 10, 2012. He was 79. (AP Photo/File)...

05-14-2012, 07:07 AM	#4
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Originally Posted by QBREES9 I never work with Horst, but i did work for him. That must have been quite an experience, were you one of the 'Horst's Army' of young photographers they mentioned in the article?

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,125 Blog Entries: 29	Originally Posted by QBREES9 I never work with Horst, but i did work for him. Pray tell ... tell us some war stories! RIP Faas!

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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	I never work with Horst, but i did work for him.

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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	No I met him much later in life. When I freelanced out of New York.

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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	Horst Faas, legendary photojournalist, dies at 79 \| Photo Gallery - Yahoo! News