tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684326622818540278.post4166194803267134204..comments2024-02-25T15:33:05.103+00:00Comments on The Richard Flint Photography Blog: Shock and aweRichard Flint Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15041895235746394851noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684326622818540278.post-9966550469573474772009-05-15T13:02:00.000+01:002009-05-15T13:02:00.000+01:00Thanks for the comments Kat. The photo just touche...Thanks for the comments Kat. The photo just touched a nerve. I wasn't even sure whether i should post it. In many ways it gives a few hints to why I became slightly disillusioned with certain aspects of photojournalism. We are just overloaded with images of suffering that the viewing public become hardened to. One World Press Photo juror remarked this year that '90% of the pictures submitted were about 10% of the world and that the industry is in essence reactionary and unrealistic in its understanding of the changes in global media and society'. I just don't see the point in taking a photograph unless it is USED to resolve the issue it's covering. A foolish thought but, hey, that's what i think photography should do. :o)Richard Flint Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041895235746394851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684326622818540278.post-68215041366552851402009-05-14T15:34:00.000+01:002009-05-14T15:34:00.000+01:00Powerful post Rich! I lived
in the Philippines fo...Powerful post Rich! I lived<br />in the Philippines for a little<br />while during the overthrow <br />of the Marco reign. It was a<br />scary time. I've been there <br />many times as a kid growing<br />up as that is where my Mom<br />is from. There is so much <br />poverty in the cities. I'll need<br />to tell you about some of my<br />experiences there.kat evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934650572299062604noreply@blogger.com