tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044693254640030906.post4626634015357702204..comments2024-01-04T04:40:27.561-07:00Comments on Monroe Gallery of Photography: Do you think the photographers that put themselves out there on the extreme edge of society do it so they can get a write up in the media about themselves?Monroe Gallery of Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10356126678908452012noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044693254640030906.post-5024466735576560232011-07-13T12:10:21.490-06:002011-07-13T12:10:21.490-06:00Hey, thanks for posting this.
Just to clarify, I ...Hey, thanks for posting this.<br /><br />Just to clarify, I don't think the reason people go to photograph conflict is to get a write up about themselves.<br /><br />My point is that I think the things that happen to war photographers are often of more interest to the public/feature editors than their pictures. <br /><br />If I was a photographer and the New York Times wanted to tell my story I'd jump at the chance. But are the stories of the people in the pictures being told as well?<br /><br />Personally, in Libya, I don't think so. If that continues we will reach a point where war photography is largely irrelevant. The cameraphone, as carried by citizens, has already become the dominant witness of these events.duckrabbithttp://www.duckrabbit.info/blognoreply@blogger.com