RE: Devil in smoke photo/I am photographer

RE: Devil in smoke photo/I am photographer

Rest assured my brother,
I was not trying to mis-represent you in anyway and will get a follow-up piece on our site today.
Peace,
Kenny

>--------------------<<KFI>>>----------------------- Kenneth F. Irby, Visual Journalism Group Leader The Poynter Institute For Media Studies
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>From: Mark D. Phillips
>Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 8:43 AM To: Kenny Irby
>Subject: RE: Devil in smoke photo/I am photographer

>Thanks Kenny. I am in a unique situation where I am defending my reputation on a worldwide basis. I was interviewed yesterday by the Boston Globe and today in her piece she called me a "sometime photojournalist." So if you are not a full-time member of the news media, even after 20 years of full-time work for different media organizations, I am called a sometime photojournalist by one of my peers. It is a terrible thing to feel your reputation is at stake.

>I'll be in my office most of the day and at home tonight.

>Sincerely,
>Mark

>>Thanks so much Mark,
>>I appreciate your comments. I did try to contact you last week but, it
>was
>>very problematic. I will call you this evening for a follow-up piece.
>>Understand that I do respect your good work. Peace,
>>Kenny
>>>--------------------<<KFI>>>----------------------- Kenneth F. Irby, Visual Journalism Group Leader The Poynter Institute For Media Studies
>>>801 Third Street South * Saint Petersburg, FL 33701-4920 ONLINE* Irbyman@Poynter.org
>>>www.Poynter.org
>>>VOICE* (727) 821-9494, EXT. 297 or 456-2333 FAX * (727) 896-6703 or eFax(603) 462-2135 HOME* (727) 865-9005
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>>>From: Mark D. Phillips
>>>Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 6:36 PM To: kirby@poynter.org
>>>Subject: Devil in smoke photo/I am photographer

>>>Kenny,

>>>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 cannot explain how this image came to be. 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.

>>>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.

>>>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.

>>>Sincerely,
>>>Mark D. Phillips
>>>President, StellarImages
>>>718-858-8980 (work)
>>>718-522-1341 (home - here now)

Tue, 18 Sep 2001 12:19:37 -0400

Kenny Irby <irbyman@poynter.org>

RE: Devil in smoke photo/I am photographer

"'Mark D. Phillips'" <mphillips@stellarimages.com>

born-digital

email

yes

no

2001-09-18