Photojournalism Response

A photojournalist is a hunter. "They hunt them (verbs), shoot them, and show them to their readers. Then, they hunt more." But what if the hunt is too dangerous? What if you, the hunter see a bear tackling a person? The contemplation whether to shoot the image or put down the lens and try to save the man hits. Other journalists may be so close to the bear that their life is being jeopardized, therefore having to make the decision as to run away and not take the picture, or put their life on the line and shoot the image. For many journalists, they face the problem whether or not the "game" is too harsh. Photojournalists today not only face the dillema as to being in dangerous situations, but defining what their "job" really is. Is it their job as a citizen to save the man or their job as a photojournalist to take the image, letting the bear rip the man to shreds? Personally, I am too weak to hunt. I would not be able to handle the internal agony of watching someone suffer without intervening. The game is too harsh for me, but for those who believe that standing by obeys their ethical beliefs, those people take the photos that become famous, the photos that are most powerful, the photos that both show and tell stories.