True to an extent. Understanding the context in which people
behaved within the context of their native environment and times
is very important to understanding their beliefes and behaviours
Agreed, and perhaps "moralise" is the wrong word, but I am not
an anthropologist, or an "ologist" at anything really. My story
was just to suggest that what is anathema to some is, rightly or
wrongly, revered by others and we shouldn't judge without the
full facts. This does have relevance to us as photographers -
even some photos in the gallery that we consider "art" could be
considered inappropriate if viewed out of context.  Do we excuse
racial bigotry (thinking southern US in the 1950s, for example)
as acceptable because the majority apparently practiced such
beliefs and it was memorialized in the laws There is another
part to my story - My friend, the agent for our equipment, is
not a native of this country he lives in. Even though he was
born there and has lived all of his life there, by law he can
never become a ci