I've been following a recent thread in the OCA Photography, Film &
Digital Media forum entitled 'Photographs Not Taken: what makes a
photographer freeze?' This links up with The Guardian website which ran an
article on the subject and gave several instances when a photographer missed
the opportunity to take a stunning image or wouldn’t take it on ethical grounds.
I've been photographing for 25+ years now and the one area I find
difficult to photograph is when people are distressed in any way. Years ago I
was photographing a company football match and one player ended up with a badly
broken leg. The ambulance was called and whilst we waited its arrival, my
colleague tried to goad me into taking a picture of this poor man in agony. It
was something I couldn't and wouldn't do and the moment passed. I'm still glad
that I didn't record this man's suffering. What does it make me, an idiot for
missing the opportunity or a better person for having passed it up?
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