1. Explain what happened to the man that was killed by the subway and how the photographer was able to take the photo.
The man was shoved into the track by an unidentified person and as the photographer saw he took out his camera to try to waarn the subway driver to stop but he could not stop in time.
2. Why did the photographer say he took the photo?
To warn the subway driver to stop.
To warn the subway driver to stop.
3. Do you think the photographer should have taken the photo?
No because he should have run to try to help the person instead of taking the picture that the driver might not even saw the flash.
No because he should have run to try to help the person instead of taking the picture that the driver might not even saw the flash.
4. Do you think the photographer did the best thing he could have done in this situation? Why or why not?
No he should have run and try to help him get of there before the train got to hit him
No he should have run and try to help him get of there before the train got to hit him
5. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to run the photo on the front page of the New York Post? Explain why or why not.
I agree because that way people will be more careful and thuaghful before pushing someone into the tracks again.
I agree because that way people will be more careful and thuaghful before pushing someone into the tracks again.
6. What is more important to a photojournalist, capturing images of life as it happens or stopping bad things from happening? Why or why not?
Capturing images of life as it happens because they might never get the chance of capturing the image again and will live with the though of how there life would have been if they had taken the picture.
Capturing images of life as it happens because they might never get the chance of capturing the image again and will live with the though of how there life would have been if they had taken the picture.
7. Do you think it is ever ethically acceptable for a photographer to involve himself/herself in a situation that he or she photographs? Explain why or why not.
Yes maybe he or she is apart of the event that happen and if he or she wants everyone to be involve in it the therefore he or she must involve themselves
Yes maybe he or she is apart of the event that happen and if he or she wants everyone to be involve in it the therefore he or she must involve themselves
8. Should photojournalists always avoid influencing events as they happen? Explain your answer.
Sometimes yes because it might affect someone in a very negative way causing the to do something he or she might not want to do or getting fire or there life might go down the drain.they should think how it might affect people first
Sometimes yes because it might affect someone in a very negative way causing the to do something he or she might not want to do or getting fire or there life might go down the drain.they should think how it might affect people first
9. After reading the responses from the professional photographers, what stands out as the most appropriate response for a photographer to this situation.
That he did everything in his power to help out the man as he could and it was not his intention of getting the picture but instead of helping him by warning the driver of the subway
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