Thousands of words at a time
January 19, 2010
When I worked in the newsroom and had access to the AP Photo feed, there were certain photos labeled Graphic Content. Most of them showed bodies, or people in near-corpse states, and they were hard as hell to look at — the kind of photographs you can’t unsee.
But they told their stories better than the more family-friendly shots.
I’ve long been a fan of the Boston Globe’s Big Picture feature. Gorgeous high-res shots from around the world. This one’s titled Haiti six days later.
People run toward a U.S. helicopter as it makes a water drop near a country club used as a forward operating base for the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010. Relief groups and officials are focused on moving aid flowing into Haiti to survivors of the powerful earthquake that hit the country on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
If you’re an adult, you need to see it. You need to click the photos that are labeled graphic content. You need to see what you’re not seeing elsewhere. Then you need to help. I’m a huge fan of Doctor’s Without Borders, who lost some staff in the earthquake, and the UN’s World Food Program, who are getting emergency rations to the people who need them. Please. Give.
