Class discussion Tuesday

Darkrooms are Irrelevant and The Truth Matters

Posted by: Allen Murabayashi    Posted date: February 20, 2013  |  55 Comments

“If you want an abortion, you go to Planned Parenthood, and that’s well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does.”

– Senator Jon Kyl, April 8, 2011 on the Senate Floor

This is not a post about abortion or Planned Parenthood. This is a discussion about veracity and why it matters in photojournalism. In fact, about 3% of Planned Parenthood’s services are abortion-related. When Sen. Kyl was confronted with the facts, his office responded with “his remark was not intended to be a factual statement.”

The next two photos are the World Press Photo of the Year 2012. The top image is the submitted image that won, and the lower image is how it was first published.............Article_blog.photoshelter

Second article

What It Feels Like To Be Photographed In A Moment Of Grief

by COBURN DUKEHART

January 28, 2013

grief