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Three Little Pigs charged for wolf murder

Three brother pigs were last night being held after reportedly killing a wolf who they claim blew two of the pigs’ houses down. The three animals were arrested at the South London home of the eldest pig at around 23:15 on Tuesday night.

Two of the brother pigs have claimed the wolf blew each of their houses down, one being made from straw and the other made from wood, therefore making them easy for the wolf to blow down. However, the eldest and clearly wiser pig built his home with bricks, meaning it was impossible to be blown down.

The arrests have sparked a huge public debate as many members of the public believe the killing was justified as they tried to protect their remaining home. It is thought the wolf fell into a trap set up by the three pigs as he attempted to blow their house down.

Neighbours claim they saw the wolf climb up on to the roof to take a more direct route down the chimney after the pigs refused to let the wolf in.

Determined to ruin the final pigs’ home, the wolf slid down the chimney and it is thought the three pigs had placed a cauldron full up with boiling hot water at the bottom.

As police stormed the house, they found the three pigs in the kitchen, all surrounding the cauldron. Just before 2am, a body was removed from the house and taken to a nearby morgue.

The three little pigs’ mother is said to be outraged at the arrests and has said it’s a worry for Britain if you are unable to protect yourselves and your home against intruders.

The three pigs will stand trial at the Old Bailey on the 22^rd October.

Thomas Hoepker Controversy

                      

Thomas Hoepker Controversy

On the 11^th September 2001, two planes were hijacked and each flown in to the iconic twin towers at the World Trade Centre killing 2852 people. Five years on, in 2006, German photographer Thomas Hoepker released this photo of five New Yorkers sitting across the Hudson River as the sheer disaster of 9/11 unfolds in the background.

At first, this picture certainly gives off a damning message to patriotic Americans, still devastated by the events. However there is a strong argument that this picture, was perhaps, taken with precision and perfect timing. The five New Yorkers in the photograph appear to be relaxing and having a friendly conversation with each other, paying no attention to what’s going on behind them - the reason Hoepker didn’t release it. When the photograph was finally released, it caused uproar in America and has become one of the most controversial pictures taken during the attacks.

Walter Sipser, the man on the far right of the photo gave his own account of the photo to try and settle the situation. “A snapshot can make mourners at a funeral look like they are having a party”, a subtle but true point from Sipser who continued to say, “Me and my then girlfriend watched the towers collapse from my Brooklyn rooftop and then continued down to the waterfront where we saw people covered in dust making their way across the Williamsburg Bridge. It was clear people who ordinarily wouldn’t talk to one another were suddenly bound together”.  It wasn’t an angry approach from Sipser; however it was a firm one as he tried to defend himself against the American population.

Sipser’s girlfriend of the time Chris Schiavo, the woman 2^nd from right in the photo, also gave her account on the picture. She mentioned how she is also a professional photographer but that she didn’t touch a camera that day.  “I am a third-generation native New Yorker, who knows and loves every square inch of this city. My mother and father are architects and contributed greatly to the city. It is genetically impossible for me to not be affected by the attacks.” She even had a dig at Hoepker by saying “I also have a strict policy of never taking a photograph of a person without their permission or knowledge of my intent.”

Frank Rich, a New York Times columnist, gave his own views on Hoepker's image and caused a bit of controversy in doing so. “What he caught was this: Traumatic as the attack on America was, 9/11 would recede quickly for many. This is a country that likes to move on, and fast. The young people in Mr Hoepker’s photo aren’t necessarily callous. They’re just American.” These words from Rich upset many Americans that were still hurting from the attacks and certainly angered Sipser and Schiavo with Sipser feeling frustrated that a photograph can be manipulated and misinterpreted as easily as this.

With the accounts given by Sipser and Schiavo, it’s clear they can’t stress enough that it was just a case of good timing from Hoepker. The five New Yorkers were simply having a discussion as they tried to come to terms with the events taking place behind them. Take a second, real good look at the photo and you’ll be able to see they are not as relaxed as they come across to be.

Source: 26-09-2012 http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/culturebox/2006/09/its_me_in_that_911_photo.html

Source: 27-09-2012

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/opinion/10rich.html?pagewanted=all&_

Profile: Thomas Hoepker

On the 11th September 2001, certain events took place in Lower Manhattan, New York that would change America forever. The picture below was taken by Thomas Hoepker, a German photographer who was working in New York at the time. The image wasn't released for 5 years; however that didn't change at all just what the photo meant to some people.

It was on the said day in 2001 that Hoepker would snap his ticket to fame. He woke up to another ordinary day in New York, however what was to follow was beyond unpredictable and would change his and many other people's lives forever. The little known German photographer was about to provide himself with a catalyst to one day start a storm.

Hoepker was born in Munich on 10th June 1936 and first began taking photo's at the age of 16 when he received a 9x12 glass plate camera from his grandfather. He started to earn little money from selling photographs to his classmates and friends and would develop the prints in the kitchen of his family home.

In 1956, Hoepker studied art history and archaeology in Munich and was taught about understanding images and composition. He continued to finance his education through selling photos to his fellow classmates. He started working for Stern Magazine in 1964 as a photojournalist and this is when his career started to lift off.

In the 1970's Hoepker worked as a cameraman for German TV and in 1976, he and his then wife, journalist Eva Windmoeller, moved to New York to work as correspondents for Stern. From 1978 to 1981, Hoepker was director of photography for American Geo and from 1987 to 1989 he was based in Hamburg as art director for Stern. He is a member of Magnum Photos who first started producing his work in 1964. He became a full member in 1989 and served as president from 2003 to 2006.

Throughout his career, Hoepker (left) mostly used Leica cameras, however in the 1970's he also started to use Single-lens reflex cameras alongside those. He used his Leica's for wide angle shots and in 2002 he began to use digital SLR's.

Hoepker had been working for almost 40 years and suddenly, all that previous work across the globe and working for different companies while trying to build a certain reputation meant nothing to everyone else and his whole career boiled down to one photo. A photo that perhaps altered many peoples views on Americans during the 9/11 attacks.


After the photo was released, Hoepker gave his views on his greatest ever piece. "They were totally relaxed like any other afternoon," the German said. "It's possible they lost people and cared, but they were not stirred by it." Hoepker revealed that he didn't release the photo at the time of the tragedy as he felt people didn't need to see that then, and that it would stir the wrong emotions. 5 years later, he felt the time was right and that the photo had grown in importance.

Today, Hoepker lives where he became famous, in New York. He produces television documentaries alongside his second and current wife, Christine Kruchen. He will always be known for being the man at the centre of the controversy which surrounds the above photo - one of the most controversial pictures taken during 9/11.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hoepker 26-09-2012
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/opinion/10rich.html?pagewanted=all&_ 27-09-2012