Saturday, March 19, 2005

Ethics & Humanity 101

Welcome all to todays test:

This test only has one question, but it's a very important one.

Please don't answer it without giving it some serious thought. By giving an honest answer you will discover where you stand morally. The test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation, in which you will have to make a decision.

You're in Florida...In Miami, to be exact... There is chaos around you, caused by a hurricane and severe floods. This is a flood of major proportions. You are a photojournalist working for a major newspaper caught in the middle of this great disaster. The situation is nearly hopeless.

You're trying to shoot career-making photos. There are houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing under the water. Nature is showing all its' destructive fury. You see a man in the water. He is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken away with the water and debris. You move closer.

Somehow the man looks familiar. Suddenly, you know who it is... it's George W. Bush! At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take him under, forever. You have two options. You can save him or you can take the most dramatic photos of your life. You can save the life of George W. Bush, or you can shoot a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo, documenting the death of one of the world's most powerful men.

Now, here's the question (please give an honest answer).
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Would you select colour film, or rather go with the classic simplicity of black and white?

1 comment:

Sidero said...

Definately Blank and White. It really lets the image speak for itself, but keeps it it from being over done. Especially if there is a lot of action in the shot, which there would be in the given situation.