Michael Ventura Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Hopefully this is not behind a paywall but the story "A Glimpse of a Bygone Life on Scottish Islands, Plucked From the Trash" can be seen here. A man goes to a rubbish/recycle center in Lerwick on the Shetland Islands to throw away to large bags of 35mm slides and a worker there takes them home. It raises a lot of questions. What if the slides owner did not want these photos to see the light of day?? Should the worker have taken them home? At least the photographer was contacted to get permission to post some of the images online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 38 minutes ago, Michael Ventura said: Hopefully this is not behind a paywall It is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 This is happening all too often. This ended up at auction probably because it was easier than throwing them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 (edited) Inside is this treasure trove Taken by a public/private school headmaster and mainly of a trip to Australia in the 1950s - lots of pictures of boys dressed in army uniform camping and looking like something out of Lord of the Flies ( and that is just Australia!). I have traced the family but as yet not obtained copyright transfer. They clearly didn't want to keep them but like it or not they still own the copyright. Edited February 13, 2021 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now