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The Art of Photography => But is it Art? => Topic started by: tom b on October 25, 2010, 10:38:29 pm

Title: Spot the McCurries
Post by: tom b on October 25, 2010, 10:38:29 pm

I have been sorting through my images from Chiang Mai, Thailand. I came across this image below:

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ffdIOaF8Hrg/TMY-Lb7uZ6I/AAAAAAAAAuk/euJGvYKlQbU/s1600/mccurry.jpg)

Steve is very popular with the Thai artists there.

Cheers,

Title: Re: Spot the McCurries
Post by: tom b on October 25, 2010, 11:23:12 pm

One more…

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ffdIOaF8Hrg/TMZJZ9Wd_FI/AAAAAAAAAvA/gshuYuvgi8w/s1600/mccurry2.jpg)

Cheers,

Title: Re: Spot the McCurries
Post by: Rob C on October 26, 2010, 04:01:44 am

Clearly, Art knows no boundaries - nor copyright restrictions either, I'd guess.

But would you buy/hang any of it on show?

Rob C

Title: Re: Spot the McCurries
Post by: tom b on October 26, 2010, 10:33:26 pm

Rob,

In large sections of South-East Asia, copyright means the right to copy. Want a new Rolex, copy of Photoshop or Chanel perfume – it's all available.

Cheers,

Title: Re: Spot the McCurries
Post by: Rob C on October 27, 2010, 04:27:06 am

Quote from: tom  b on October 26, 2010, 10:33:26 pm

Rob,

In large sections of South-East Asia, copyright means the right to copy. Want a new Rolex, copy of Photoshop or Chanel perfume – it's all available.

Cheers,

But boy, are they smart with their illegal exporting! Years ago, in the market in Pollensa, I was offered a Submariner lookalike for 3,000 pesetas, approx. fifteen pounds. The big, belligerent black guy selling them wasn't amused when I smiled and showed him the read deal. (At least, I think it is, but can you trust Scottish jewellers either? Can you trust any jeweller?)

On a photographic note, a couple of those guys got very upset in the same location once when I thought I'd got a nice shot of merchandise and sellers in the morning sunlight; guess it's all about illegal immigration and contraband. I no longer photograph black people or gypsies; come to think of it, there's not much point in taking a camera to markets here anymore for there is precious little else. That is nothing to do with racism, in case anybody is upset, it's a fact of reality.

How good is their Photoshop? Any postal addresses? ;-) - only joking, Mr Adobe.

Rob C

Title: Re: Spot the McCurries
Post by: tom b on March 26, 2011, 03:35:03 pm

Good to see that copyright is being protected in Europe as seen by the link in the coffee corner:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=52488.0

Cheers,