I think it is worth mentioning that photojournalism can be SIMULTANEOUSLY exploitation and exposé. Seeing it only as one or the other is not seeing the whole picture.
I think of the famous photo of the people falling from the collapsing fire escape of the burning building (one to their death). http://www.pigbird.com/images_press3.html The decision to take (and publish) that photo turned out to be a powerful motivator for changing the building codes regarding fire escapes in a great many cities. Photojournalism informs public opinion which in turn can drive public policy (in a functional world). One of our motives (or perhaps simply a side benefit) of turning our camera on the "unfortunates" is not to take advantage of their misfortune, but to help make others aware of it. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
