Comments on: Overexposed (?) http://stuartfreedman.com/blog/2010/01/overexposed/ 'we are but shadows'... a blog about photography and life in general... Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:08:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: stuartfreedman http://stuartfreedman.com/blog/2010/01/overexposed/comment-page-1/#comment-1598 stuartfreedman Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:48:36 +0000 http://stuartfreedman.com/blog/?p=706#comment-1598 I couldn't agree more. However, I still think that journalism is, and can be, a vehicle for positive change. I just see less and less contemporary photographers who have this as a touchstone. My point was that I belonged to a generation - of the Thatcher era - who was politicised and, however naively, sought to bring that into their journalism. I see much less of that now. The Haiti issue is in itself a cynical mirror to that. I couldn’t agree more. However, I still think that journalism is, and can be, a vehicle for positive change. I just see less and less contemporary photographers who have this as a touchstone. My point was that I belonged to a generation – of the Thatcher era – who was politicised and, however naively, sought to bring that into their journalism. I see much less of that now. The Haiti issue is in itself a cynical mirror to that.

]]> By: Sion Touhig http://stuartfreedman.com/blog/2010/01/overexposed/comment-page-1/#comment-1597 Sion Touhig Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:43:37 +0000 http://stuartfreedman.com/blog/?p=706#comment-1597 You could also argue the former era was the cynical one, and the internet has lifted the veil from a lot of the toss and boolsheet surrounding photojournalism. The myth has been exposed and thats a good thing. What's been interesting to me about the recent Haiti coverage is a certain element of audience backlash against the patronising cliches that have been the backbone of photojournalism for far, far too long. The world needs changing more than ever. Its a shame photojournalists didn't change with it. You could also argue the former era was the cynical one, and the internet has lifted the veil from a lot of the toss and boolsheet surrounding photojournalism.

The myth has been exposed and thats a good thing.

What’s been interesting to me about the recent Haiti coverage is a certain element of audience backlash against the patronising cliches that have been the backbone of photojournalism for far, far too long.

The world needs changing more than ever. Its a shame photojournalists didn’t change with it.

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