The EPIC picture thread. (nsfw)
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and im not saying anything he would have done would have changed the future for this girl, but at the same time he was within capacity to help AT THAT MOMENT..even if he would have did it after he shot the picture, a little help for a girl who never had any would have been nice way to go out even if for 5 minutes.
so its ok for this guy to win a pulitzer and gain noteriety since he know he was just doing a job, even though human instict,ethics, etc... could have easily been extended after his "money shot".
so its ok for this guy to win a pulitzer and gain noteriety since he know he was just doing a job, even though human instict,ethics, etc... could have easily been extended after his "money shot".
He was there during a food drop. There was a famine. he hitched a ride on a plane which stopped there for only 30 minutes to give out food.
While mothers and fathers were receiving the food from the plane, the children were by themselves. The photographer, kevin carter, saw this suffering child with a vulture behind it. He took the picture then chased the vulture away.
Minutes later, after the food had been passed out, he got on the plane and left.
He was a good man. He spent his life risking his own safety taking pictures of horrible things, to expose them to the world. Mostly his work was regarding the brutality of apartheid in south africa, such as this picture, a public execution by "necklacing" (carried out by forcing a rubber tire filled with petrol, around a victim's chest and arms, and setting it on fire):
His good friend, Ken Oosterbroek, also photographer apart of the same group (Bang-Bang club), which explosed the brutality in south africa, was killed taking photo's, which also led to Kevin's suicide. In his suicide note (three months after taking the vulture picture):
He took these pictures for a good cause, not for fame and profit.
While mothers and fathers were receiving the food from the plane, the children were by themselves. The photographer, kevin carter, saw this suffering child with a vulture behind it. He took the picture then chased the vulture away.
Minutes later, after the food had been passed out, he got on the plane and left.
He was a good man. He spent his life risking his own safety taking pictures of horrible things, to expose them to the world. Mostly his work was regarding the brutality of apartheid in south africa, such as this picture, a public execution by "necklacing" (carried out by forcing a rubber tire filled with petrol, around a victim's chest and arms, and setting it on fire):
His good friend, Ken Oosterbroek, also photographer apart of the same group (Bang-Bang club), which explosed the brutality in south africa, was killed taking photo's, which also led to Kevin's suicide. In his suicide note (three months after taking the vulture picture):
I am haunted by the vivid memories of killings and corpses and anger and pain ... of starving or wounded children, of trigger-happy madmen, often police, of killer executioners...I have gone to join Ken if I am that lucky.
He took these pictures for a good cause, not for fame and profit.
He was there during a food drop. There was a famine. he hitched a ride on a plane which stopped there for only 30 minutes to give out food.
While mothers and fathers were receiving the food from the plane, the children were by themselves. The photographer, kevin carter, saw this suffering child with a vulture behind it. He took the picture then chased the vulture away.
Minutes later, after the food had been passed out, he got on the plane and left.
He was a good man. He spent his life risking his own safety taking pictures of horrible things, to expose them to the world. Mostly his work was regarding the brutality of apartheid in south africa, such as this picture, a public execution by "necklacing" (carried out by forcing a rubber tire filled with petrol, around a victim's chest and arms, and setting it on fire):
His good friend, Ken Oosterbroek, also photographer apart of the same group (Bang-Bang club), which explosed the brutality in south africa, was killed taking photo's, which also led to Kevin's suicide. In his suicide note (three months after taking the vulture picture):
He took these pictures for a good cause, not for fame and profit.
While mothers and fathers were receiving the food from the plane, the children were by themselves. The photographer, kevin carter, saw this suffering child with a vulture behind it. He took the picture then chased the vulture away.
Minutes later, after the food had been passed out, he got on the plane and left.
He was a good man. He spent his life risking his own safety taking pictures of horrible things, to expose them to the world. Mostly his work was regarding the brutality of apartheid in south africa, such as this picture, a public execution by "necklacing" (carried out by forcing a rubber tire filled with petrol, around a victim's chest and arms, and setting it on fire):
His good friend, Ken Oosterbroek, also photographer apart of the same group (Bang-Bang club), which explosed the brutality in south africa, was killed taking photo's, which also led to Kevin's suicide. In his suicide note (three months after taking the vulture picture):
I am haunted by the vivid memories of killings and corpses and anger and pain ... of starving or wounded children, of trigger-happy madmen, often police, of killer executioners...I have gone to join Ken if I am that lucky.
He took these pictures for a good cause, not for fame and profit.
Man, he had no idea he was going to win an award for that picture. If you read what I wrote it was complete random chance he even arrived at that place to take the photo, as he hitched a ride on the plane.
The pictures were dispersed and the New York Times printed the vulture picture. he won an award for it yes, but he died a broke man.
The group he was apart of, Bang-Bang Club, was dedicated to expose what was going on in South Africa. They risked their lives, and as I mentioned two people were killed as a result. They did this because they believed in what they were doing, not for fame and fortune, clearly.
This wasn't a guy taking pictures of buildings or swimsuit models or rappers, etc, this was a guy putting himself in the worst environments in the world and putting his life on the line.
This is a very noble cause. How can you not see that? Risking your life to show the world whats going on.
The pictures were dispersed and the New York Times printed the vulture picture. he won an award for it yes, but he died a broke man.
The group he was apart of, Bang-Bang Club, was dedicated to expose what was going on in South Africa. They risked their lives, and as I mentioned two people were killed as a result. They did this because they believed in what they were doing, not for fame and fortune, clearly.
This wasn't a guy taking pictures of buildings or swimsuit models or rappers, etc, this was a guy putting himself in the worst environments in the world and putting his life on the line.
This is a very noble cause. How can you not see that? Risking your life to show the world whats going on.
Well, props be to you for donating clothes and money.
But you know just as well as I do that there are tons of people out there and on this board for that matter who point fingers at other people, while they should be looking in the mirror instead.
What could that guy have done at the moment besides taking that photo?
He couldn't do little more then chase the vulture away.
If he gave the child food or water.. it was only to postpone it's death for maybe a day or so..
And what about all the other people who are not in the photo? Should he have saved them all?
You know damn well the problem is much bigger then that.
The guy who took the photo couldn't do anything to save anyone at that moment.
What he did is take that photo for people like us to see, so we get an idea of what is going on there.
So people realize how serious the situation is there, so people will start to donate money, clothes or take up a foster parents plan.
So people spark up conversations, to create awareness, even years after the photo was shot.
So future children can be saved from the same conditions this child is in.
I seriously cannot grasp the idea any of you put the blame with the photographer.
The situation would have happened anyway, regardless if he where there or not. But now a lot of people are aware of how bad it is over there so now it is up to yourself to decide to do something about it. Stop putting the blame in other mans shoes.
I'll bet most people who scolded this photographer for not saving this kid will empty half their dinner plate in the trashcan tonight just as easy because they either made too much or they don't like it...
But you know just as well as I do that there are tons of people out there and on this board for that matter who point fingers at other people, while they should be looking in the mirror instead.
What could that guy have done at the moment besides taking that photo?
He couldn't do little more then chase the vulture away.
If he gave the child food or water.. it was only to postpone it's death for maybe a day or so..
And what about all the other people who are not in the photo? Should he have saved them all?
You know damn well the problem is much bigger then that.
The guy who took the photo couldn't do anything to save anyone at that moment.
What he did is take that photo for people like us to see, so we get an idea of what is going on there.
So people realize how serious the situation is there, so people will start to donate money, clothes or take up a foster parents plan.
So people spark up conversations, to create awareness, even years after the photo was shot.
So future children can be saved from the same conditions this child is in.
I seriously cannot grasp the idea any of you put the blame with the photographer.
The situation would have happened anyway, regardless if he where there or not. But now a lot of people are aware of how bad it is over there so now it is up to yourself to decide to do something about it. Stop putting the blame in other mans shoes.
I'll bet most people who scolded this photographer for not saving this kid will empty half their dinner plate in the trashcan tonight just as easy because they either made too much or they don't like it...