Friday, April 18, 2008

sadness tinged with beauty



Is it so terrible of me to think that this photo is beautiful when the subject is suffering? Tyler Hick's amazing photograph of the effect of the global food crisis in Haiti makes me feel like a hypocrite. Is it through gorgeous imagery of terrible situations that we can focus attention on global issues, or does it serve as another beautiful photograph to admire and move on from?

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