The Gruesome Truth About Photography

After Tim Hetherington won the World Press Photo of the Year award in February, everyone had something to say about his shot of a tired U.S. soldier in Afghanistan. The left criticized him for being too sympathetic to the military, the right for being unpatriotic. While this response shows how uncomfortable images of violence can make people, they also reveal the importance of shooting and publishing such photographs. [via PDNPulse]

13 May 2008 by Melissa Lyttle

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