EXTRA CREDIT

1. The man was pushed onto the subway tracks in front of an oncoming train, and the photographer said he was using his flash to try and warn the conductor.
2. The photographer, Umar Abbasi, claimed he was using his camera flash to warn the conductor, but the photograph looks suspiciously well-taken, as if he stopped to take a picture of the soon-to-be dead man.
3. I think the photographer should have put down his camera and ran over to try and lift the man out from the tracks: somebody's life should always take priority over a photograph.
4. I don't think the photographer did a good job: he claims he couldn't help the man off the tracks but that just seems unreasonable. I think he saw an opportunity for a once-in-a-lifetime photograph and took it instead of attempting to help save somebody.
5. I don't think the photograph should have been publicized, as one of the commenters said: the man's family is forced to see that image of their loved father, moments away from death.
6. I think photojournalists value capturing the ugliness of life rather than trying to prevent it. Many of the most renowned photojournalists have photographed tragedies: wars, shootings, natural disasters, etc.
7. Yes, I think it's ethically acceptable if they have the opportunity to help somebody in need. They shouldn't care about moral value or their photograph.
8. I think, if it's safe for a photojournalist to take a photograph then they should: but afterwards, they should do whatever they can to help a situation, like any decent human being would.
9. The first response stands out the most in my eyes. He's right, the photographer should not have stopped to take a photograph instead of helping. He claims he did his best to help, but I think that's a lie so he won't get attacked by the public for his actions.

Magazine Cover #2

Magazine Cover #1

Top 100 Photos of All Time

Image #1:

1. I picked this image because it shows a man who truly has no fear. He's standing in front of four high-grade military tanks.

2. It was the day after the Tiananmen Square massacre and tanks were brought into the area. This man was apparently tired of all the meaningless killing so he decided to put himself in harm's way in order to stop the mechanical beasts. The tanks tried to move around him a couple times but he continued to step in their way, he wouldn't budge.

3.I learned that the chinese military was ordered to shoot down hundreds of innocent protesters at the massacre the night before this photo was taken. The event was almost completely hidden from the Chinese population shortly after it happened. Although the government went to great measures to mask the event, this famous image never died.

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5. The photographer's name is Jeff Widener.

Born in 1956 and is still alive.

Born in Long Beach California.

Studied at Los Angeles Pierce College and Moorpark College.

Image #2:

1. I picked this image because it looked strangely like Nike's Jordan logo.

2. During a magazine shoot for LIFE in 1984, this photo of Michael Jordan was taken mid-jump. The photo was later borrowed by Nike in order to design their, now famous, Jordan logo.

3, I learned that Nike didn't actually tell the photographer they were using his photograph for their logo, he attempted to sue them but settled for $15.000.

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5. The photographer's name is Jacobus "Co" Rentmeester.

He was born in 1936 and is still alive today.

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Studied at Art Center College in Los Angeles.

Image #3:

1. I picked this image because this man is seemingly content while covered in flames.

2. This Buddhist monk, Thich Quang Duc, set himself ablaze in 1963 in order to protest the president's treatment of monks at the time. He sat, legs crossed, completely still the entire time: this demonstrate's the enormous mental willpower of monks.

3. I learned that the new president strongly supported Catholicism and made the Buddhist flag illegal shortly before this event. He passed laws discriminating Buddhists and didn't support their freedom of religion at all.

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5. The photographer's name is Malcolm Browne

Born in 1931 and Died in 2012.

Born in New York City.

Studied at Swarthmore College.

Image #4:

1. I picked this image because it shows a gorilla being carried out on a stretcher, seemingly dead.

2. Criminals had illegally entered this forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2007 in order to harvest wood for the making of illegal charcoal, a huge industry during the Rwandan genocide. Wanting to revolt against the park rangers, the intruders shot multiple gorillas for no apparent reason, including this alpha male which weighed at least 500 pounds.

3. I learned that rangers had an ongoing conflict with the charcoal producers, destroying their kilns and raiding their hotspots in order to discourage the production of the product. Many rangers were also killed while trying to protect the forest's gorillas.

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5. The photographer's name was Brent Stirton.

Born in 1969 and is still alive today.

Born in Durban, South Africa.

Image #5:

1. I chose this image because it symbolizes one of our world's biggest mysteries: the Loch Ness Monster.

2. This photo was originally thought to be taken by Robert Wilson, but that information has been proven to be uncredible. Now, many photographers have taken credit for this famous image, but the original person is still unknown.

3. I learned that this image has inspired thousands, even millions, of conspiracy theories, from ones involving the government all the way to aliens.

4. Unapplicable.

5. Photographer unknown.

Fashion Photography

Video #1:
- Put makeup on the model.
- Made lips fuller.
- Made neck longer.
- Moved eyes down.
- Made neck skinnier.
- Made eyes larger.
- Made face slimmer.

Video #2:
-Put makeup on and fixed hair.
-Blemishes removed.
-Eyes made bigger
-Shoulders made higher.
-Made stomach smaller.
-Made legs slimmer and longer.
-Made neck longer and skinnier.
-Made complexion lighter.
-Made butt smaller.

Video #3:
-Made butt smaller and legs skinnier.
-Made arms skinnier.
-Removed stretch marks.
-Made stomach smaller.
-Made waist smaller.
-Made breasts smaller.
-Made head smaller.
-Filled in hair.
-Made chin smaller.

Questions:
1. No, it's not ethically acceptable to make these changes to a model's body because people should be accepted for how they are. Nothing about their appearance should be changed.
2. It's more ethically wrong to make these type of changes in the modeling industry because they are idolizing skinny women with perfect faces, bodies, and skin. They're giving regular women an unachievable goal.
3. Removing blemishes here and there and fixing a model's hair is acceptable, but nothing else should be changed about their faces or bodies.
4. Photojournalism values real situations, whereas the modeling industry is a big hoax full of fake women.
5. I think we are being shown these videos in order to understand what is morally accepted in the photographic industry, modeling companies have it all wrong.
6. Most women are seen as sex symbols in today's society, which is why they are made out to be perfect. It's horrible but it's true.