1. Explain what happened to the man that was killed by the subway and how the photographer was able to take the photo.
The subject was a man that was pushed on the tracks by a "panhandler". The photographer was using the flash of the camera to warn the subway conductor, in hopes that he would stop the car.
2. Why did the photographer say he took the photo?
The photographer was using the flash of the camera to warn the subway conductor, in hopes that he would stop the car.3. Do you think the photographer should have taken the photo?
4. Do you think the photographer did the best thing he could have done in this situation? Why or why not?
I think that he probably should have tried to pull the man up, before resorting to that tactic.
5. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to run the photo on the front page of the New York Post? Explain why or why not.
News is news. Sadly this is something extremely common. If there is substance and excitement in a photo or a story, then it should and most likely will be published.
6. What is more important to a photojournalist, capturing images of life as it happens or stopping bad things from happening? Why or why not?
I think that the priority always should be to help people. A photographer is shamed for taking a picture of human destruction, versus a photographer saving a man from train tracks. Both receive different kinds of attention, but sadly one will get more attention.
7. Do you think it is ever ethically acceptable for a photographer to involve himself/herself in a situation that he or she photographs? Explain why or why not.
That is their job, that is what they know what to do and spend their entire life making profit off. Of course it is acceptable. They have to find amazing hard hitting photos or they don't get a pay check.
8. Should photojournalists always avoid influencing events as they happen? Explain your answer.
Photos are a form of influence, people cannot control the impact of a photo on the public. These people are (again) payed to find the most interesting photo and title that sells for the company that they work for.
9. After reading the responses from the professional photographers, what stands out as the most appropriate response for a photographer to this situation.
I think that the public would still accept the photographer if he at least tried to help the man in the train tracks
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