Comments on: “Falling soldier”, the discussion continues http://exposurecompensation.com/2009/08/18/falling-soldier-the-discussion-continues/ of photography and photographers Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:35:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pedro Pinheiro http://exposurecompensation.com/2009/08/18/falling-soldier-the-discussion-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-23619 Pedro Pinheiro Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:28:33 +0000 http://exposurecompensation.com/?p=2637#comment-23619 Miguel, I''m not saying that people shouldn''t fake or distort images or stories to achieve certain goals - but when you do that, you start having an agenda, and stop being a journalist. You become part of the story. Miguel,
I”m not saying that people shouldn”t fake or distort images or stories to achieve certain goals – but when you do that, you start having an agenda, and stop being a journalist. You become part of the story.

]]> By: Miguel Garcia-Guzman http://exposurecompensation.com/2009/08/18/falling-soldier-the-discussion-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-23595 Miguel Garcia-Guzman Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:39:03 +0000 http://exposurecompensation.com/?p=2637#comment-23595 Good points. This image became a symbol of war and death during the spanish civil war. If the image was not taken during the heat of the battle but during practices or any other activity, in my mind does not change the understanding of the message. Capa did not have intention to mislead. Certainly it is a hot topic ...Miguel Good points.

This image became a symbol of war and death during the spanish civil war. If the image was not taken during the heat of the battle but during practices or any other activity, in my mind does not change the understanding of the message. Capa did not have intention to mislead.

Certainly it is a hot topic …Miguel

]]> By: Sean http://exposurecompensation.com/2009/08/18/falling-soldier-the-discussion-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-23566 Sean Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:28:23 +0000 http://exposurecompensation.com/?p=2637#comment-23566 Pedro makes an interesting point when he says ''For the photo in question it doesn”t matter anymore, it has gone from being photojournalism into being art.'' The question, then, also concerns the way in which temporal distance lessens / mitigates the (possible) duplicity. If the image was taken and published recently the discussion would perhaps be different. Witness the the recent discussions about the work of Edgar Martins, for instance. Pedro makes an interesting point when he says ”For the photo in question it doesn”t matter anymore, it has gone from being photojournalism into being art.” The question, then, also concerns the way in which temporal distance lessens / mitigates the (possible) duplicity. If the image was taken and published recently the discussion would perhaps be different. Witness the the recent discussions about the work of Edgar Martins, for instance.

]]> By: Stupid Photographer http://exposurecompensation.com/2009/08/18/falling-soldier-the-discussion-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-23559 Stupid Photographer Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:12:29 +0000 http://exposurecompensation.com/?p=2637#comment-23559 The significance of the image does not change a bit? Really!? I''m stupid but that is by far the dumbest thing on this subject that I have read, to date. Of course it changes everything about its significance. That is why we are all wasting time thinking and talking about it. The significance of the image does not change a bit? Really!? I”m stupid but that is by far the dumbest thing on this subject that I have read, to date. Of course it changes everything about its significance. That is why we are all wasting time thinking and talking about it.

]]> By: Pedro Pinheiro http://exposurecompensation.com/2009/08/18/falling-soldier-the-discussion-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-23529 Pedro Pinheiro Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:07:12 +0000 http://exposurecompensation.com/?p=2637#comment-23529 For the photo in question it doesn''t matter anymore, it has gone from being photojournalism into being art. But it''s a discussion that will always be valid for the present and future of journalism, and photojournalism in particular, as journalists have the greatest of powers: influence. A particular story or photo can change the course of history, and sometimes the distortion or invention of the "truth" can trigger a snowball of events, even if that initial seed wasn''t true. We need to use commons sense and our own filters on what we receive from the media, but there is the need of trust in the people who make the news stories and images. Every faked or altered event erodes that trust when it''s discovered. For the photo in question it doesn”t matter anymore, it has gone from being photojournalism into being art. But it’’s a discussion that will always be valid for the present and future of journalism, and photojournalism in particular, as journalists have the greatest of powers: influence. A particular story or photo can change the course of history, and sometimes the distortion or invention of the “truth” can trigger a snowball of events, even if that initial seed wasn”t true.
We need to use commons sense and our own filters on what we receive from the media, but there is the need of trust in the people who make the news stories and images. Every faked or altered event erodes that trust when it’’s discovered.

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