Discussions about the duty of a photographer is complex. It changes by the place,time or the subject of the photo.
I also can not decide what are the responsibilities of a photographer. It gets philosophical. This is more complicated when it comes to the news-photographers. Because they are mostly facing with wars, riots, savages or so on. These risky position makes them to decide between observation or participitation.
When I thougth about this discussion, I remembered the little african kid and vultur; and how the photographar commited suicied a year after he took the photo and also got a pulitzer award by it. For more detail..
I'm sorry to add sorrowful pictures today, but these are the facts we also have to discuss about in my point of view...
Thanks for posting this picture, Serra. Although it's disturbing, it's a very good example of the kind of ethics we discussed in class, and makes us question the role of the photojournalist. There is no easy answer to this ethical question, and I encourage you to explore it further.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that being a news photographer or a journalist is a tough job. Just like on reality TV, the answer to the question of, "When should I interfere?" is a problem.
I do not envy them!
When ı saw kinds of photos ı always think what happend after. Did the photographer feel guilty about being "so" objective by not interfering or he just left the scene with the feeling of being a perfect journalist who did not ever let his immotions to interfere his job. I also wonder if he thought shooing that vulture away...
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