Sorry, I don’t access the WikiHow site very often, so I have no idea if it’s a rare occurrence, a regular occurrence, or some kind of coincidence. But I suspect it will be back up again at some point…

Ed

Interestingly, the Wikihow site seems to have gone down in the last couple days. Is that just a coincidence? I rather liked telling the story of finding the picture, but I guess I already got my mileage out of that one.

Regards,
-Ari

Thanks for your note, and for the details (including the fact that the earlier criticism had come from your cousin!).

I apologize if the tagline/caption seemed like a cheap shot; it was meant to be humorous in a slightly sarcastic manner, but I do sometimes go a little bit overboard with my humor. And honesty compels me to admit that I discovered that *I* had been photographed in a similar fashion, with a similar tagline, I would probably be somewhat annoyed. (OTOH, I was criticized in a much more bombastic fashion several years ago for the remarks and predictions I was making about the Y2K computer problem, but that’s another story).

In any case, whatever comments you make to people about the nature of the photograph and the "dickish behavior" of the photographer is indeed fair payment; let me know if you change your mind and want me to edit the tagline or remove the photo etc.

As for the "original files": I’ve uploaded the full-resolution JPEG version of this photo (and every other photo that I upload to Flickr) to this URL, and you’re more than welcome to download it. On my own computer, I’ve got the uncompressed Nikon RAW version of the photo; if you would like me to send that to you (which only makes sense if you’ve got an appropriate photo-editing program), let me know.

Cheers,
Ed

Again, I don’t want you to change anything about either of the pictures you’ve taken of me, but I want you to know that when I tell people the story of discovering my picture on the Internet, a part of the telling deals with the dickish behavior of the photographer; it adds some spice to the tale. I hope we can consider that fair payment for the picture.

Also, I’d love to get the original files in some way, if I can.

Cheers!
-Ari

Interestingly, Cunningham is very well known and very recognizable; among other things, he often stations himself at the same spot day after day (e.g., Madison and 57th Street). So many subjects (victims) recognize him — and while a few of them object to being photographed, many are quite anxious to get their picture taken because of the publicity it provides.

In my case, I try to avoid taking photos that I think will be considered embarrassing, insulting, humiliating, etc. And I very much respect the common reaction (at least here in NYC) on the part of parents and teachers, who typically do not want their children photographed…

Once or twice a year, someone spots me taking their photo, or notices a photo that I’ve published or uploaded to Flickr, and asks that I remove/delete the photo. If I were photographing politicians or movie stars, I might behave differently; but if ordinary people don’t want their picture publicized, I respect their wishes and remove them…