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tomrotc - #vanagtmael hi peter

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ippaonline - RT @magnumphotos Reminder: Live Q&A with Peter van Agtmael at 12pm EDT today!! use hashtag #vanagtmael

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btarnowski - @magnumphotos What did/do you do as a young photographer to fund your projects and travels? Thanks! Huge fan of your work. #vanagtmael

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magnumphotos - @BTarnowski I don't put all my eggs in one basket, editorial pays poorly but is necessary also private commissions like weddings #vanagtmael

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[Comment From Sparky]
Hey Peter, thanks for the opportunity to chat with you!

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[Comment From Sparky]
You recently won a honorable mention at the 2009 Center Project Awards for your American Wars project. How important are these competitions in a photojournalists life?

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Magnum Photos - Very important if you win money!

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Sparky - And besides money? Do these competitions directly result in an increase of assignments and jobs?

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Magnum Photos - Maybe but if so over time, I've never had a substantial increase in assignments after winnning a competition, makes my mom happy though

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Vladimir - Can and must a photojournalist be objective?

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Magnum Photos - I believe it's impossible to be objective, I think trying to find universal truth is important but it's never actually universal so all I can do is offer my opinion

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Vladimir - Very good, totally agree with you

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Sparky - In your project statement (of the Center Project Awards) your wrote that this is how you saw America's wars from January of 2006 until December of 2008. Does that mean you are done with working on the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

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magnumphotos - http://twitpic.com/2dnc8 - Peter van Agtmael twittering/eating chicken at the Magnum New York office #vanagtmael

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Magnum Photos - No, that was just the timeframe of the pictures submitted

12:22

[Comment From Ash]
That Chicken looks awful.

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Maria - Peter, thanks for taking our questions! Are you currently working on a new body of work?

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[Comment From kashmir]
embedding has come under some scrutiny as an establishment tool to shape narrative. I know you were part of Battlespace (which I thought a wonderful antidote) any general thoughts on embedding?

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