While being a photojournalist ultimately is not as simple as pressing a button on a camera, photography is not meant to expose the harsh realities throughout the globe for photographers in order to earn a quick dollar or gain a notable mention for fame. On the other hand, violence has been sanitized too much within media. Violence should be shown in all its gruesomeness, as should war, in the hopes that it will prevent others from continuing to commit violence. With so much outrage towards certain photographs, where is the outrage against the fucking terrorists who commited these atrocious acts? How do we settle the issue for both sides?

 

For those who take offense to the photos, we first need to take a moment and look through the eye of the photographer, rather than a critic. We should try to understand why the photo was taken, why it’s necessary to be taken and what it can do for the future. There is so much to a

photo than just telling a story. My conclusion to this project is that one photograph is powerful enough to change the life of millions, even the photographer himself.

 

To avoid more issues within the photojournalism world, editors and photographers alike need to make sure that shots of murder or grieving victims are truly necessary to tell the story. Despite well-rehearsed explanations on a few of the images I have presented, sensational images of victims of violence are shown, I believe, to shock and to sell. Rather than focusing on bloody body bags, journalists need to explain the underlying social forces that cause such tragic events to occur.

CONCLUSION