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About Me Member Landscape Photographer Megatron8027/Male/Australia Recent Activity Deviant for 2 Years
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Thu Aug 7, 2008, 12:20 AM
  • Mood: Not Impressed
  • Listening to: Aerosmith
  • Drinking: Red Bull
There’s a belief amongst many indigenous peoples of the world that if you take a photo of them, you will steal a part of their soul.
As someone who takes a lot of photographs, I feel there's a small amount of truth to this.

The exchange between photographer and subject in my view must always be a respectful one, never and exploitative one.
The intention of the photographer is also vitally important. (Think Bill Henson Scandal earlier this year)

It is with this in mind that I ask you to read and reflect on the following news story:

"Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman, currently starring in the Batman movie The Dark Knight, was in serious condition in hospital Monday after a car accident in Mississippi where witnesses said he had to be freed with the Jaws of Life. When one person tried to snap a photo with a cellphone camera, Freeman joked, "no freebies, no freebies." (Associated Press)

The man is seriously injured and trapped in his car, being freed with the Jaws of Life, and someone sticks a phone camera in his face?

Reportage or just plain disrespectful?

~J xo

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  • Current Residence: Brisbane, Australia
  • Interests: cooking/food, movies, music, reptiles/animals, trailbikes, restoring (holden) cars, photography
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:icondimintri:
Merry Christmas! [link]

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Aerosmith = awesome XD

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awesome photos

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You have a very nice gallery! :wow:
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Thank you for the watch ^-^

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thanx for the :+devwatch: bak

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Great gallery! :D

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Well. It's better than a dutch oven I suppose.

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