the man who is going to burn the koran on sept. 11th
This man is planning on burning copies of the Koran on September 11th.
Pastor Terry Jones.
Not sure what else to say beyond that, because to be honest, I’m not even sure where to start. Instead I’ll just pass on this link to Damien Cave’s story in The New York Times I shot this for. It goes into what is sure to be an absolute media circus the evening of Sept. 11th in Gainesville, Fla., when he steps out of his church and lights up a pile of Korans he’s receiving from supporters around the country.
If you want to see more from the shoot, visit me over at Photoshelter…here.
August 26th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
There’s a common denominator among people like this: they never look happy.
Fill your life with love. There will be no more room for hate.
August 26th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
The third image is great. The red hues, the spot light (recalling war photography), the drama in general but most of all the solemnity of Jones who poses between the ultimate Hollywood myth and a shooting target – it reeks of a man who’s more obsessed with theatrics & violence than he ever will be with reality.
I expect this was one time you wanted to put down your objective journalist persona and tell him straight he’s a liar, a nutter and a danger to those fooled by his hate.
August 26th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
[...] spent all day looking at photography and this was the last thing through my RSS. Exhausted but pissed off, I have to [...]
August 27th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Just what we need in this country, more ignorance and intolerance. I’m sure he has his reasons. But really, this seems more like two wrongs don’t make a right. It’s just going to anger Islamic people more and give them more reason to feel hatred toward us. Good photo coverage though Chip!
September 11th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
[...] about it on the 12, 669 articles on Google News right now. I met Pastor Jones a few weeks ago on a portrait shoot, when there was no live truck parking lot. No white tents. No sweaty reporters waiting for the [...]