If you followed my blog closely or am a facebook friend of mine, you will realised that i have posted and removed 2 pictures of 2 old folks from these sites.
I think its pretty subjective as to how people view these pictures. Yes, they are sad pictures and I do agree that we should place ourselves in their shoes when we take the pictures of them in misery and show it to others.
But this is what photo journalism is about. For me, its rather simple, i see a subject, i see a story and i will take the picture. I am not gloating over their misery nor am i seeking attention through their plight.
Anyway, I dont see a difference between taking a picture of a fortunate happy soul vs a sad unhappy soul, in life, its about everything. You still see pictures of terrorism attacks and poor life taken from war in the papers everyday right? And it dont make a difference whether u r a reporter or a journalist to be able to take these pictures. Well, but i do agree that we should respect the person in taking their pictures.
It's very subjective when it comes to photography and of course, to each their own views :) PEACE!
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