Re:Finding Lena Forsen, the Patron Saint of JPEGs
by eecc on Sunday February 17, 2019 @07:04AM
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Besides, in a world obsessed with copyright and take-downs would her image have circulated so much today? Would she have become so iconic to enter our collective unconscious?
She’s like the Amen Break.
At the end of the day, her perspective matters the most:
> Lena doesn’t harbor any resentment toward Sawchuk and his imitators for how they appropriated her image; the only note of regret she expressed was that she wasn’t better compensated. In her view, the photograph is an immense accomplishment that just happened to take on a life of its own. “I’m really proud of that picture,” she said.
She's proud of it. Don't deprive her of that.