boris c hann Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Sadly, Catherine Leroy has died - http://www.pieceuniquegallery.com/leroy/cl_gallery.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknowles Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Thanks for the note and sympathies to her friends and family. With all the discussion on equipment, techniques, and such stuff, it's easy to forget about content and message, and the simple truths photographs capture, even with all their inherent deficiencies of technology (camera and film). Sometimes it's not about having the best seat in stadium, it's about being at the ballpark paying attention to the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_tolley2 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I didn't know about Catherine Leroy. I'm glad you pointed her out even though she is gone now. Posthumous recognition is sad. On the site you gave, the series of 3 with the corpsman applying bandage, listening for heartbeat, and then anguish really tear me up. They wouldn't work as well standalone since you can't see clearly the wounded soldier to understand what's going on. But as a series they kick your ass. I admire that she was able to get behind the lines of both sides of the war. I've never seen shots from both sides in anyone else's portfolio before. Rest In Peace Catherine Leroy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd frederick Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Here are a couple of news articles: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/15019590.htm http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/09/AR2006070900899.html She is a member of Photo.net since 2002 but posted only one item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tholte Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 She was very brave and very lucky in Vietnam. She survived bullets whizzing by her head during the fight for Hill 881 South, where she took the famous photos of the Corpsman trying to help revive the fatally wounded Marine. When she first got off the chopper near Hill 881S, she had a white scarf on her head and the Marines were yelling at her to take it off because the NVA were zeroing in on it. She later said that she wondered what all the "zzzhhhtt" sounds were buzzing by her head. She was also in Hue during the Tet Offensive of 1968 and had many close calls including capture and release by the NVA. Most Marines liked her as they did Dickey Chapelle, another well-known and talented woman photographer. Chapelle stepped on a booby-trap on patrol with the Marines and died. Both were tough and could hold their own with the battle-hardened Marines. A few years ago I saw a great article (can't remember where) where Leroy went and photographed the Corpsman 30 some years after the battle for Hill 881S to see how he was holding up. As often happens in reality, the Corpsman was not holding up well and ended up dying shortly after she photographed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahunderhill Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 !!! I would have loved to have met her.! Very interesting person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_sullivan Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 <br><br><a href="http://www.pixelpress.org/chathe.html"><u>Pixelpress article on Leroy</u></a><br><br> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuno_campos1 Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I saw the notice last weekend and I searched for more information. What a brave photographer she was. And did you know she was a photo.net member? At頵m destes dias, Catherine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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