The Bang Bang Club, from what was shown, was quite
phenomenal. If I could relate to anyone
it would be Greg. A problem I would face
is that I would not be able to help anyone with what was going on which is a
huge concern of mine.
“As a photographer, you feel helpless.
Around you are medics, security personnel, people doing good work. It can be
agonisingly painful to think that all you're doing is taking pictures.” –Adam
Ferguson
The problem with what happens is that you cannot get
involved otherwise you are lebeled with a side.
Once a side has been chosen your life then becomes more in danger than
previously shown. Another quarrel with
this is that your life is in danger just for being there.
“They
made us lie in the dirt, put guns to us. We were pleading for our lives.” -Lynsey Addario
The looming threat of death will always
hang when in conflict, documenting it is something that needs to be done so the
world can really see what is going on.
Images are some of the most powerful forms of documentation and being
able to see what is really happening is always an eye opener for the world.
“I always ask myself, "Why do
I do this job?' And the answer is: I want to show the best and worst face
of humankind. Every time you go to a conflict, you see the worst. We need to
see what we do to be able to show future generations the mistakes we make.” -Alvaro Ybarra Zavala
This is something
everyday that I would have troubles with.
The idea of documenting things so horrid that it’s hard for many to
fathom, but in the end somebody has to
do it.
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