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Photographer Lynn Johnson on outrage and the power of photography

10 Apr

For more than 40 years, photographer Lynn Johnson has turned her lens on hidden and at-risk communities all over the world. In this video she explains how a grant from Sony helped her to complete a long-term project with non-profit Ripple Effect Images in Cambodia, focusing on the effects of drug-resistant TB.

Lynn spent time with two healthcare workers, working in remote Cambodian villages

Somewhere in the world, it is estimated that someone dies of TB every 20 seconds. During the course of the project, Lynn spent time with two healthcare workers in remote Cambodian villages. The resulting collection of photographs has been made available to other non-profits working on behalf of women and children around the world.

In this interview, Lynn explains why outrage is such a strong motivating force, and how as a photographer, she still gets excited by the power of images to form a bridge between people and communities. You can see more images from her portfolio below.

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Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Photographers react with outrage at National Geographic train tracks photo

14 Apr

‘Don’t take photos on train tracks.’

If you feel like you’ve been hearing this message a lot lately, it’s because you have. And it bears repeating because apparently, it hasn’t gotten through. Not even a month after another tragic, well-publicized incident, National Geographic is coming under fire for posting a photo of a woman standing on train tracks at sunset to its Instagram account.

One more time for everyone in the back: Don’t take photos on train tracks.

Taking photos on active train tracks, or putting your subjects on train tracks, is illegal and dangerous. As a recent Today Show segment reminded us, despite their size trains are surprisingly quiet and may not be heard until it’s too late.

Plenty of Nat Geo’s Instagram followers have apparently heard the message and taken it to heart, judging by the numerous negative comments posted in response to the photo. But many other commenters are expressing approval, and the photo has well over 485,000 likes. Regardless of the circumstances surrounding this particular photo, publishing it to a much-respected and much-followed account could lead others to think taking this kind of photo is a good idea.

Unfortunately, there are many, many examples of why this is not a good idea. 

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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