tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post7432643689266940817..comments2023-05-24T06:02:06.480-05:00Comments on Chuck's Chatter: A look at the 'photojournalism' argumentChuck Doswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03099345055614900157noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-20920071015429138962014-06-21T16:43:07.645-05:002014-06-21T16:43:07.645-05:00"John H. - I don't see much of a connecti..."John H. - I don't see much of a connection between that forthcoming atrocity of a movie and the content of this thread."<br /><br />Yeah, sorry--something happened in the blogger commenting system where I intended to comment on one post and ended up on another. John Huntingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437749952858582679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-91349513584125097502014-06-21T16:35:49.293-05:002014-06-21T16:35:49.293-05:00John H. - I don't see much of a connection bet...John H. - I don't see much of a connection between that forthcoming atrocity of a movie and the content of this thread.Chuck Doswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03099345055614900157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-17634489342094098692014-06-21T15:20:24.841-05:002014-06-21T15:20:24.841-05:00And then there is this movie opening on August 8:
...And then there is this movie opening on August 8:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_kj8EKhV3w" rel="nofollow">Into The Storm Trailer</a><br />"In the span of a single day, the town of Silverton is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes. The entire town is at the mercy of the erratic and deadly cyclones, even as storm trackers predict the worst is yet to come. Most people seek shelter, while others run towards the vortex, testing how far a storm chaser will go for that once-in-a-lifetime shot. "John Huntingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437749952858582679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-86635495525522769382014-06-21T12:24:14.066-05:002014-06-21T12:24:14.066-05:00Thanks for your insight as always. I've been ...Thanks for your insight as always. I've been fortunate enough to not encounter serious damage chasing in the plains, but I always figured I would put down the camera and stop and help in whatever way I could. <br /><br />I did struggle with this here in NYC after Hurricane Sandy. I shot during and immediately after the storm, but after that I just put the camera down--it just seemed that I was infringing on people's private misery. <br /><br />I have shot damage, however, where people were not hurt with the intent of showing how the place eventually recovered. Here's an example from the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, NJ--I'm planning to go back this summer and document the second recovery: <a href="http://controlgeek.net/blog/2013/9/15/after-and-before-and-after-in-seaside-heights" rel="nofollow">After and Before and After in Seaside Heights</a>John Huntingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437749952858582679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-10517317617902031942014-06-21T09:09:24.640-05:002014-06-21T09:09:24.640-05:00Chuck,
I absolutely agree with what you've di...Chuck,<br /><br />I absolutely agree with what you've discussed. In fact the sort of "photojournalist ethics" as you described are a permanent exhibit in Washington DC in the Newsuem. That exhibit is called the The Bancroft Family Ethics Center. They put you in different situations and ask, do you take the photo or do something about it. They then show a poll of journalist's answers and the public's anwsers. In most cases, the "journalist" takes the photo whereas the public does something to help. In my case I agree I would not have taken the photo, but I can understand the mindset of someone who would.<br /><br />Thanks for your time!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07173220462280733433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-25932815783534461742014-06-21T06:07:32.803-05:002014-06-21T06:07:32.803-05:00No there has to be a line of decency and respect.....No there has to be a line of decency and respect...as a chaser. I do agree that line was crossed in a bad way. If you are in place to help, put down the camera. Then stop intruding into people's worst tragedy when they are most vulnerable and emotional. It is something they do want to forget, not remember. Brian Stertznoreply@blogger.com