Abu Taleb Emam criticizes photo exhibition holders

TEHRAN, (SCIB) - Press photographer, Sayed Abu Taleb Emam, criticized the authorities responsible for holding exhibitions of war photographs, for what he called “a utilitarian view”? of war photographers.

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يکشنبه - ۱۶ شهريور ۲۰۰۷ / 2007 16 June

“The authorities of the country and photographers should endeavor to collect and organize all documents of war, photographs being one type of them.”? The veteran war photographer told Shahed reporter, in an exclusive interview. “After 2 decades of the imposed war, we still haven’t managed to gather the valuable pictures remaining as documents of the war. I am afraid there are no museums allocated to this matter, neither is there a state institution to undertake this important responsibility”? he continued. Emam , admitted that photo exhibitions like “Khoramshahr, Epic of Resistance”? are a good opportunity to honor veteran war photographers. “Authorities have to be cautious not to turn such events into opportunities to use veteran war photographers for their own benefits. I have witnessed a disregard towards photographers in this exhibition.”? he added. “A country has to have documents to defend its past. One has to support one’s arguments with documents because today’s world is the world of reason. If we seek to prove that we were oppressed by the world’s powers, we need to collect the documents left from those years and utilize them for our benefit.”? Sayed Abu Taleb Emam concluded.