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Thursday, September 18, 2008
10. Your World Press Photo
Which image have you chosen for Essay Two? Why did this image appeal to you when you saw it? What have you found out about its context so far? What ethical issues are involved in this image? Due Monday, 22 September.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=903&Itemid=115&bandwidth=high I chose this image as mother's face with small hand on her lips. When I looked at it for first time, I felt something bad happening to the child because of mother's emotional face like she is heartbroken without tears flowing but staying in eyes as you can see water full her eyes as child touching her face. The image said that she and her child were at emergency feeding center and child was very dying. It said right after the photographer took a picture of her mother with her child's hand on her lips as the child was slowly dead. I can see the mother quickly went to get the small hand before it slided away from her face as her hand was reaching to tiny hand. The photographer himself was very sick on the same day when he took that photo. That photo is ethic because it showed how tiny a hand was on the mother's face as it must be so young to die and see how the woman feeling about losing her child. It must be so difficult to hold it so tiny and so young and yet it is fading away from your arm slowly.
This image really caught my attention because a father was sitting there holding in his son while sitting in a prison. I feel sorry for the father but mostly for the poor child who doesnt have anyone else to care for it, except for it's imprisoned father. I found out that the father was in an holding center for prisoners at war. Obviously, he must have done something wrong to end up in there but it's just so awful that that tiny boy has to sit out in the heat and wait for his father to finish up with his daily work. I don't know if this is an ethical issue but, that child shouldn't have to sit in there because of it's father's wrong doing. If the system had any sympathy for that child he would be sent to live with a relative or put in a foster home to be taking care of, that boy shouldn't have to sit there an suffer.
Before reading the subheadings I thought this image could have an ethical appeal for smoking but then I read that the young girl was in a center for people with eating disorders. This new information about the photo presents another ethical appeal of eating disorders but I'm having trouble finding more information about this picture. The only information I have about this picture is what was written below it. To me this photo has some very controversial appeals but I need some help finding more information.
I chose the image that won in 1962. It is an image of soldier wounded by a sniper holding on to a priest in the midst of gun fire. This picture appealed to me because although it was a dangerous situation the priest still was there for the soldier similar to how God is there to lift you up in bad situations. So far I have learned that this picture was taken on the Puerto Cabello naval base in Venezuela on June 4, 1962 and that the priest's name was Luis Padillo. An ethical issue involved in this image could be the soldier's rights in last minutes of life. Although the soldier is more than likely seen as a hero this image was taken in a time that the soldier was probably fearful for his life and it could invade his privacy simply because he is suffering and may not want that to be put out there for the whole world to see.
I have chosen the image of a starving boy’s hand placed in a missionary’s hand that was photographed in 1980. The image appealed to me because it reminded me of my participation to raise money for the 30-Hour Famine at my church in which we had to fast for 30 hours and collect pledges toward world hunger. The photographer’s photograph was entered into a competition which he won but he was against this because he didn’t think pictures of starving children should win a prize. Much of Uganda’s population lives in refugee camps and they have little access to water and food. The government has shown that they cannot help the people or control daily problems such as assassinations and rapes. The life expectancy in this country is less than 40 years.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=1131&Itemid=187&bandwidth=high I chose an image of some people carrying an huge gorilla bounded tightly up on sticks. The reason this image appeal to me was the strange way the gorilla was position. It looked as if the gorilla was hurt. But then it looked as if he is dangerous to the people and they are trying to help him out of their village bsck into the wild. I found out about the photographer who took the pictures and the reason why the people were carrying the gorilla this way. This in a picture taken down in Africa. There were about four or five gorillas killed in a national zoo. One of the ethical reason in this photo could be that the Gorilla is an endangered specie and killing the gorillas in a national park is illegal and that the government haven't tried hard enough to prevent it from happening.
I chose the image of a deceased child buried under debri. I was flipping through each image and this one grabbed me and made me feel that I needed to find out more about it. According to investigations,an employee deliberately introduced water into a methyl isocyanate storage tank, resulting in the release of a cloud of poisonous gas. The ethical issue behind this picture is the privacy issue of death. Another is showing the image of a dead child.
I choose th photo of the Vietnam Buddist monk burning himself in the middle of the street in a form of protest. At first I chose this photo because how historical it is, almost everyone has seen this photo in textbooks. When I began to dig deeper for information I found that I became more attracted to this photo because of how it affected the photographer. The photographer took an interest in the reaction the Buddist form of protest. In an article on pbs.org about the Buddist monk photo taken by Malcolm W. Browne had Browne’s opinion on his photograph. In this pbs.org article Browne stated how his photograph was interpreted by various groups people. Browne stated how he witness Buddist monks and nuns who would block anyone who tried to stop the self-burning. This photograph shows a clear idea of how far religion should be taken . Ethically people see religion as merely a faith, but the minute someone’s life is in danger (as in burning at the stake or burning yourself alive). In this photograph the idea of religion and protest. Does the photojournalist have the right to photograph the Buddist religious protest? Is their protest ethical to have people be seen all over the world? Should others use this photograph for propoganda rights? This photograph is the center of controversy when it comes to wartime photos. It is impossible to remove the world events from this photograph, but that does not mean that there are not issues that were caused by this photograph. So this winning photograph of 1963 is something that caught my attention at first glance, drawing me towards it because of the historical signifigance, but it held my interest because of all the outstanding information that I have learnd and continue to learn.
I chose the image that won in 1984. I wouldn’t say this image “appealed” to me, but it was the only photo that really made an impact on me. It shows a child who almost appears doll-like. The child is obviously dead, but the porcelain skin and glassy eyes make it seem somewhat alive. It looks like he is being buried and they are taking their final views on the poor child. By the look of his face, it seems like the death was instance or rather a very quiet death. After reading the provided text I found out that this child’s death was a result from a poisonous gas leak. The leak came from a local chemical plant. After searching for a bit I found out that this wasn’t just a regular chemical plant, it was a plant that made pesticide. And the area is still in as much danger now then it was previously. One ethical issue that came to mind, after finding out more information, is the safety of people. They have a right to live in a safe environment just as much as anybody else. Also, is it ethical to show such an image? I suppose it wouldn’t have made much of impact if it were an adult because the image does show a loss of young life and innocence. But does that make it right??
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=170&Itemid=115&bandwidth=high I chose the 1963 winner of a buddhist monk that set himself on fire in protest. The reason I chose this image was because I remember seeing it in my history class back in high school, and I knew there was a lot of history and facts behind it because of that. The story is that the vietnamize government wouldn't let buddhists carry around flags on Buddha's birthday, and opened fire on them killing nine. In protest to that the monk set himself on fire, along with six others. The image itself is very disturbing, and would make you wonder if it should be censored to children. The point of the protest was to be seen, that's why the monk did it out in the street, but is it unethical that the monk sacrificed his life for one cause, but for the photograph to be used by someone else for another cause? The picture is often used to show the mood and feeling of the vietnam war. How would the monk feel about that?
I chose the 2005 winner. This picture is of a African mother and the small hand of her child at an emergency feeding center. It is clear by the child’s small hand that the mother can't provide food and nourishment for the child. The small hand against the mothers face presents a very strong message about what life is like in other places such as Tahoua, Niger where this mother and child were from.
The image I chose for my second essay was a third prize winner under the sport features category found on the World Press Photo website. In this photograph there are two teenage boys laughing, screaming, and from what it looks like having a crazy time. Everything around them was black so the picture most likely was taken at night. One boys face has blood all over it but the two are holding hands and having fun. This picture was appealing to me because I wanted to read about it and find out why this boy was so egger and content with blood all over his face. I came to find out that the kids are at Skatetopia, which is a farm in Ohio where young adults go to camp, skateboard, drink, party, and many other things. My first impression of this picture was that the two kids were on drugs and one boy busted another in his face but he were so under the influence that the boy did care and was actually happy about it. If that were the case I though the ethical issue would be about teens and peer pressure to experimenting with drugs. But since it has to do with Skatetopia, an ethical issue may be should parents allow there teens to go to this camp like place? Because from the pictures I saw it seems that there is no guidelines or rules enforced so would it be ethical for parents to allow their kids to go if they knew what they would be doing?
I choose the photo by Justin Maxon which was the 1st place Daily Life winner for 2008. It is a picture of a mother and her son bathing in the Red River in Vietnam. I usually favor black and white photos so I assume this is why it appealed to me at first. But when I started to read about it and look closely I could not help but be drawn to it. The photographer took this picture when he was in Vietnam and stated that he did not want faces in the picture, he simply wanted to capture that moment in the river and nothing else. In the picture, the mother and son are both homeless and have been living like this for five years. The mother has lost her first and second husbands, one died from drug overdose and the other is currently in an insane institution. However, she believes that she has obtain HIV from the deceased husband. This mother and son sleep outside on straw and literally dig around to find food to survive on. These two people are facing so many difficulties such as HIV, starvation, and homelessness. They are living a horrible lifestyle and still manage to stick together and pull through so far.
I chose this image because it is a picture of two soldiers saving an injured, fallin' soldier. This is an ethical picture to me because, in the army theirs a saying "never leave a man behind". I think that this is such an ethical topic because you know your not supposed to leave an injured person who is on your team on the ground to die. You are to do everything you can do to save his life. I think that is being ethical because your since of being tells you to save a life and risk your life.
This image appealed to me when I first saw it because I love children and seeing a child dead at such a young age before they had time to live feels me with sadness; it should make everyone feel sadness and grief for this poor child and others in his/her condition.
I was finally able to do my research and I found out that this image represents the worlds worst industrial disaster and that there hasnt been another to even come close to this one. It happened in India while everyone was asleep and parents woke up to their children coughing and the sound of pain. There had been a gas leak (which could have been prevented if caution measures were taken) and was part of a some type of crime. The officials knew that storing so much of the poisonous gas was dangerous but it was cheaper and faster to the business. People are still being affected by it today and children are born dead, with skull disfiguration, and cancer. The government hasnt taken any action to clean up the site and it doesnt look like they plan to.
Im not sure what ethical issues are involved because I dont fully understand what this means and what you want.
This photo, a little girls running naked from a cloud of smoke, has alot of significant meaning to war. It appeals to our emotions (ethos). The photo does have a nude child in it, which at first posed a question for me. But, after I researched the story behind WHY the girl is running naked, I felt that this photo is ethical. She is running naked because she removed her burning clothes from her body and ran for help. She approaced a photographer in need of water because she was thirsty and burning. The photographer gave her water and helped her by carrying her to his car and taking her to the hospital 10 miles away. He encouraged the hospital to care for her and to no let her die because she was photographed and would be shown all over the world. The hospital saved her life as well as the photographer Nick Ut did. I feel the photo is a powerful influence on the peace that the world yearns for.
16 comments:
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=903&Itemid=115&bandwidth=high
I chose this image as mother's face with small hand on her lips. When I looked at it for first time, I felt something bad happening to the child because of mother's emotional face like she is heartbroken without tears flowing but staying in eyes as you can see water full her eyes as child touching her face. The image said that she and her child were at emergency feeding center and child was very dying. It said right after the photographer took a picture of her mother with her child's hand on her lips as the child was slowly dead. I can see the mother quickly went to get the small hand before it slided away from her face as her hand was reaching to tiny hand. The photographer himself was very sick on the same day when he took that photo. That photo is ethic because it showed how tiny a hand was on the mother's face as it must be so young to die and see how the woman feeling about losing her child. It must be so difficult to hold it so tiny and so young and yet it is fading away from your arm slowly.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=202&Itemid=115&bandwidth=high
This image really caught my attention because a father was sitting there holding in his son while sitting in a prison. I feel sorry for the father but mostly for the poor child who doesnt have anyone else to care for it, except for it's imprisoned father. I found out that the father was in an holding center for prisoners at war. Obviously, he must have done something wrong to end up in there but it's just so awful that that tiny boy has to sit out in the heat and wait for his father to finish up with his daily work. I don't know if this is an ethical issue but, that child shouldn't have to sit in there because of it's father's wrong doing. If the system had any sympathy for that child he would be sent to live with a relative or put in a foster home to be taking care of, that boy shouldn't have to sit there an suffer.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=1141&Itemid=187&bandwidth=high
Before reading the subheadings I thought this image could have an ethical appeal for smoking but then I read that the young girl was in a center for people with eating disorders. This new information about the photo presents another ethical appeal of eating disorders but I'm having trouble finding more information about this picture. The only information I have about this picture is what was written below it. To me this photo has some very controversial appeals but I need some help finding more information.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=157&Itemid=115&bandwidth=high
I chose the image that won in 1962. It is an image of soldier wounded by a sniper holding on to a priest in the midst of gun fire. This picture appealed to me because although it was a dangerous situation the priest still was there for the soldier similar to how God is there to lift you up in bad situations. So far I have learned that this picture was taken on the Puerto Cabello naval base in Venezuela on June 4, 1962 and that the priest's name was Luis Padillo. An ethical issue involved in this image could be the soldier's rights in last minutes of life. Although the soldier is more than likely seen as a hero this image was taken in a time that the soldier was probably fearful for his life and it could invade his privacy simply because he is suffering and may not want that to be put out there for the whole world to see.
I have chosen the image of a starving boy’s hand placed in a missionary’s hand that was photographed in 1980. The image appealed to me because it reminded me of my participation to raise money for the 30-Hour Famine at my church in which we had to fast for 30 hours and collect pledges toward world hunger. The photographer’s photograph was entered into a competition which he won but he was against this because he didn’t think pictures of starving children should win a prize. Much of Uganda’s population lives in refugee camps and they have little access to water and food. The government has shown that they cannot help the people or control daily problems such as assassinations and rapes. The life expectancy in this country is less than 40 years.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=184&Itemid=115&bandwidth=high
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=1131&Itemid=187&bandwidth=high
I chose an image of some people carrying an huge gorilla bounded tightly up on sticks. The reason this image appeal to me was the strange way the gorilla was position. It looked as if the gorilla was hurt. But then it looked as if he is dangerous to the people and they are trying to help him out of their village bsck into the wild. I found out about the photographer who took the pictures and the reason why the people were carrying the gorilla this way. This in a picture taken down in Africa. There were about four or five gorillas killed in a national zoo. One of the ethical reason in this photo could be that the Gorilla is an endangered specie and killing the gorillas in a national park is illegal and that the government haven't tried hard enough to prevent it from happening.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=180&Itemid=115&bandwidth=low
I chose the image of a deceased child buried under debri. I was flipping through each image and this one grabbed me and made me feel that I needed to find out more about it. According to investigations,an employee deliberately introduced water into a methyl isocyanate storage tank, resulting in the release of a cloud of poisonous gas. The ethical issue behind this picture is the privacy issue of death. Another is showing the image of a dead child.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=170&Itemid=115&bandwidth=high
I choose th photo of the Vietnam Buddist monk burning himself in the middle of the street in a form of protest. At first I chose this photo because how historical it is, almost everyone has seen this photo in textbooks. When I began to dig deeper for information I found that I became more attracted to this photo because of how it affected the photographer. The photographer took an interest in the reaction the Buddist form of protest. In an article on pbs.org about the Buddist monk photo taken by Malcolm W. Browne had Browne’s opinion on his photograph. In this pbs.org article Browne stated how his photograph was interpreted by various groups people. Browne stated how he witness Buddist monks and nuns who would block anyone who tried to stop the self-burning. This photograph shows a clear idea of how far religion should be taken . Ethically people see religion as merely a faith, but the minute someone’s life is in danger (as in burning at the stake or burning yourself alive). In this photograph the idea of religion and protest. Does the photojournalist have the right to photograph the Buddist religious protest? Is their protest ethical to have people be seen all over the world? Should others use this photograph for propoganda rights? This photograph is the center of controversy when it comes to wartime photos. It is impossible to remove the world events from this photograph, but that does not mean that there are not issues that were caused by this photograph. So this winning photograph of 1963 is something that caught my attention at first glance, drawing me towards it because of the historical signifigance, but it held my interest because of all the outstanding information that I have learnd and continue to learn.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=180&Itemid=115&bandwidth=high
I chose the image that won in 1984. I wouldn’t say this image “appealed” to me, but it was the only photo that really made an impact on me. It shows a child who almost appears doll-like. The child is obviously dead, but the porcelain skin and glassy eyes make it seem somewhat alive. It looks like he is being buried and they are taking their final views on the poor child. By the look of his face, it seems like the death was instance or rather a very quiet death. After reading the provided text I found out that this child’s death was a result from a poisonous gas leak. The leak came from a local chemical plant. After searching for a bit I found out that this wasn’t just a regular chemical plant, it was a plant that made pesticide. And the area is still in as much danger now then it was previously. One ethical issue that came to mind, after finding out more information, is the safety of people. They have a right to live in a safe environment just as much as anybody else. Also, is it ethical to show such an image? I suppose it wouldn’t have made much of impact if it were an adult because the image does show a loss of young life and innocence. But does that make it right??
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=170&Itemid=115&bandwidth=high
I chose the 1963 winner of a buddhist monk that set himself on fire in protest. The reason I chose this image was because I remember seeing it in my history class back in high school, and I knew there was a lot of history and facts behind it because of that. The story is that the vietnamize government wouldn't let buddhists carry around flags on Buddha's birthday, and opened fire on them killing nine. In protest to that the monk set himself on fire, along with six others. The image itself is very disturbing, and would make you wonder if it should be censored to children. The point of the protest was to be seen, that's why the monk did it out in the street, but is it unethical that the monk sacrificed his life for one cause, but for the photograph to be used by someone else for another cause? The picture is often used to show the mood and feeling of the vietnam war. How would the monk feel about that?
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=903&Itemid=115&bandwidth=high
I chose the 2005 winner. This picture is of a African mother and the small hand of her child at an emergency feeding center. It is clear by the child’s small hand that the mother can't provide food and nourishment for the child. The small hand against the mothers face presents a very strong message about what life is like in other places such as Tahoua, Niger where this mother and child were from.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=1120&Itemid=187&type=&selectedIndex=8&bandwidth=high
The image I chose for my second essay was a third prize winner under the sport features category found on the World Press Photo website. In this photograph there are two teenage boys laughing, screaming, and from what it looks like having a crazy time. Everything around them was black so the picture most likely was taken at night. One boys face has blood all over it but the two are holding hands and having fun. This picture was appealing to me because I wanted to read about it and find out why this boy was so egger and content with blood all over his face. I came to find out that the kids are at Skatetopia, which is a farm in Ohio where young adults go to camp, skateboard, drink, party, and many other things. My first impression of this picture was that the two kids were on drugs and one boy busted another in his face but he were so under the influence that the boy did care and was actually happy about it. If that were the case I though the ethical issue would be about teens and peer pressure to experimenting with drugs. But since it has to do with Skatetopia, an ethical issue may be should parents allow there teens to go to this camp like place? Because from the pictures I saw it seems that there is no guidelines or rules enforced so would it be ethical for parents to allow their kids to go if they knew what they would be doing?
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=1137&Itemid=187&bandwidth=high
I choose the photo by Justin Maxon which was the 1st place Daily Life winner for 2008. It is a picture of a mother and her son bathing in the Red River in Vietnam. I usually favor black and white photos so I assume this is why it appealed to me at first. But when I started to read about it and look closely I could not help but be drawn to it. The photographer took this picture when he was in Vietnam and stated that he did not want faces in the picture, he simply wanted to capture that moment in the river and nothing else. In the picture, the mother and son are both homeless and have been living like this for five years. The mother has lost her first and second husbands, one died from drug overdose and the other is currently in an insane institution. However, she believes that she has obtain HIV from the deceased husband. This mother and son sleep outside on straw and literally dig around to find food to survive on. These two people are facing so many difficulties such as HIV, starvation, and homelessness. They are living a horrible lifestyle and still manage to stick together and pull through so far.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=1097&Itemid=187&type=&selectedIndex=7&bandwidth=high
I chose this image because it is a picture of two soldiers saving an injured, fallin' soldier. This is an ethical picture to me because, in the army theirs a saying "never leave a man behind". I think that this is such an ethical topic because you know your not supposed to leave an injured person who is on your team on the ground to die. You are to do everything you can do to save his life. I think that is being ethical because your since of being tells you to save a life and risk your life.
-Josh Whitesell
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=180&Itemid=115&bandwidth=high
This image appealed to me when I first saw it because I love children and seeing a child dead at such a young age before they had time to live feels me with sadness; it should make everyone feel sadness and grief for this poor child and others in his/her condition.
I was finally able to do my research and I found out that this image represents the worlds worst industrial disaster and that there hasnt been another to even come close to this one. It happened in India while everyone was asleep and parents woke up to their children coughing and the sound of pain. There had been a gas leak (which could have been prevented if caution measures were taken) and was part of a some type of crime. The officials knew that storing so much of the poisonous gas was dangerous but it was cheaper and faster to the business. People are still being affected by it today and children are born dead, with skull disfiguration, and cancer. The government hasnt taken any action to clean up the site and it doesnt look like they plan to.
Im not sure what ethical issues are involved because I dont fully understand what this means and what you want.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=177&Itemid=115&bandwidth=high
This photo, a little girls running naked from a cloud of smoke, has alot of significant meaning to war. It appeals to our emotions (ethos). The photo does have a nude child in it, which at first posed a question for me. But, after I researched the story behind WHY the girl is running naked, I felt that this photo is ethical. She is running naked because she removed her burning clothes from her body and ran for help. She approaced a photographer in need of water because she was thirsty and burning. The photographer gave her water and helped her by carrying her to his car and taking her to the hospital 10 miles away. He encouraged the hospital to care for her and to no let her die because she was photographed and would be shown all over the world. The hospital saved her life as well as the photographer Nick Ut did. I feel the photo is a powerful influence on the peace that the world yearns for.
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