ONE HUDREDTH OF A SECOND
The video is very shocking and it makes you reflect. When I saw it I think immediately in Kevin Carter who was a photojournalist that was very criticized because he didn’t help the girl of his most famous photo: The girl in Sudan (1994).
Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer but he wasn’t proud of his photo and he
was regretful for not helping the girl. So, on 27th July 1994, he
committed suicide inhaling carbon monoxide from his car, in the river where he
played when he was a child. He died at the age of 33.
So, as you can see Kevin Carter and Kate have
a lot in common. Because both are photojournalists and they regret for not
doing anything for the girls that are in the photos.
But maybe Kate looks crueller
because she saw how the girl died and she took the photo. She has witnessed a crime and she could avoid
the crime and saved the life of the girl.
That situation is very common and it
is very debated. What has to do a journalist that witness a crime about to
happen: would have he been extending to help to a victim or just witness
without making a step to interview? It looks very clear, isn’t it? All of us would
help the victim, but all of us would risk our life for saving another one? It
maybe not...
The
press photographers’ code isn’t specific on what event they should act. For
some, avoiding saving lives is more unethical tan letting the event happen. Because
life is more precious than any codes of ethics.
JENNIFER BENITO SANTAMARÍA
2n BATX A
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