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Demit

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6. I think they created an equipoise between the innocence in the photo and the reality of what he did.

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 07:49 PM

Jul 2013

That's where the power of it comes from. Btw, the photo's 'cheesy' because it's one he took himself. Which adds another dimension to the sense of how he looks vis-a-vis what he did.

I don't know if the photo editors did any touching up on it, but I hope not. It's causing a stir because he looks like a vulnerable young man we can identify with, because he looks like any young man any of us have known, at the beginning of his adult life, before he has things fully figured out. And then look what he did. The photo's not glamorous. It's chilling to the bone. And ultimately so sad. I think they made a great choice here.

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Rolling Stone - The editors fucked up w/ that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev photo [View all] LuckyTheDog Jul 2013 OP

How would your treatment relate to the story Janet Reitman wrote? Demit Jul 2013 #1

My sense is that the photo was too "glamorous" LuckyTheDog Jul 2013 #2

While I like your treatment… I think the cover is a great design as it stands. targetpractice Jul 2013 #4

Having once been in the print media for decades LuckyTheDog Jul 2013 #7

"You either want to be them or you want to fuck them" targetpractice Jul 2013 #13

I think they created an equipoise between the innocence in the photo and the reality of what he did. Demit Jul 2013 #6

I get what they were going for, I really do LuckyTheDog Jul 2013 #8

I'm afraid if you are too literal you will make people queasy. Demit Jul 2013 #9

Kind of... LuckyTheDog Jul 2013 #10

What's "high concept" about it? targetpractice Jul 2013 #14

The cover design challenge for telling the backstory of a monster... targetpractice Jul 2013 #16

I actually kind of like the cover Bjorn Against Jul 2013 #3

The photo is honest... targetpractice Jul 2013 #15

Boston Strong GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #5

I think they were spot on. janlyn Jul 2013 #11

not good enough. no horns on head. no spitting of fire. no dead babies. delrem Jul 2013 #12