Photojournalists aim to give the emotion of that part of the scene that they take to people who look at it. They work under hard conditions and especially the war photographers risk their lives just in order to reflect that scene as real as possible. It is really an important job, however it is discussed whether it is ethical or not to take a picture of someone who is dying. In my opinion, there must be someone to show that scene to us, and maybe it doesn’t seem so humanly, but the photographers must do their jobs. Photojournalists have emotions; however they have to hide it while doing what they are supposed to do. Photojournalists mustn’t be the part of that scene, it shouldn’t be forgotten that their job is just to reflect what they see. (By the way, I don't know anyone used that photo in their blog, but this photo was taken in Vietnam war)
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You make a good point here - who else is going to show us the reality of war if not photojournalists? Militaries will always lie to protect themselves.
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From one perspective it is important to reflect the reality, but it is also significant that you do not cross the limits. It may be impossible for the Vietnam War - but why not help suffering people instead of keeping a fair distance and just photoshooting them? That is when ethics are brought up.
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