Photo journalists are critisized by many people. This is mainly because they take a photo of someone who is getting shot in war, or a kid in distress, etc. rather than helping the one that is in danger. This may seem wrong, but on the other hand these photos that are taken can serve a greater cause. These pictures gets shown in every sector of media and most of the people sees these photos. It reminds for most of the people to get in action. When they see a photo of a kid starving to death, most of them decide to send help. If society sees a picture of a man getting shot, they try to do something about it. If photo journalist saves the man instead of taking a photo of him, no one would know what really is going on in that war zone. That man would be saved but many would die. On the other hand if the journalist takes the photo, man would die but many could be saved. One sacrifice is acceptable in order to save many.
This is a very good, concise analysis of the complexity of this issue. Well done!
ReplyDeleteAnd apologies for my email, Erman. You had indeed already posted to your blog. For some reason, Blogger wasn't displaying your first post on my blogroll. But in any case, good to see your latest work!
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