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Advocate photographer article
Posted on 2/26/17 at 11:05 pm
Posted on 2/26/17 at 11:05 pm
So the Advocate ran an article about how the photographer kept photographing the crash scene at the Endymion parade and people are PISSED.
Advocate Article
Some of the Facebook Comments
Thoughts?
Advocate Article
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At one of the groups, he shot first from above, then knelt down to shoot at the victim’s level. A person lying on the ground said, “Don’t take my picture” and swatted a hand at him, he said.
In situations like this, Threlkeld normally just walks away, he said.
But before he could react, a man uttered some profanity and punched Threlkeld on the side of his head. Threlkeld fell over from the blow, felt light-headed and thought he might black out. Worst of all, his glasses had flown off his head. He looked around a little but realized there was no way he’d find them among all the debris on the ground.
So he decided to keep shooting without them, though he couldn’t tell whether his shots were in focus. He got up, walked over next to the pickup and got pictures of the driver, Neilson Rizzuto, on the ground being arrested, though he didn’t realize what he’d gotten. “At the time I was shooting, it looked like the cops were helping him,” he said.
Some of the Facebook Comments
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Jill LeBlanc DiLorenzo This article sounds as if they are proud of their photographer. SMH... shame on you, Advocate. I would have punched him as well had he been taking pics of my injured family. He got what he deserved and I'm proud of whoever did it to him.
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Kristy Shrader Shame on you "The Advocate!" He should have been trying to help rather than trying to take photos. It was probably a family member of one of the injured who pinched him! No props should be given for these photos! Praise God there were no fatalities.
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Emily Fisher How are these pictures even allowed to be posted? I can't imagine those injured really want their bloody pictures posted all over the internet.
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Katherine Kelley Wild Wow Advocate, this is AWFUL! I kinda hope these people sue y'all. I can't even believe y'all would post this.
Thoughts?
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Posted on 2/26/17 at 11:09 pm to Pico de Gallo
quote:Didn't you discover Florida?
Pico de Gallo
Posted on 2/26/17 at 11:11 pm to Pico de Gallo
There's a fine line between reporting news and respecting the victims. I get that everyone has a job to do, but I think you have to take stock of each situation and see if you're doing the public any good in regards to how you're reporting the news.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 11:11 pm to Pico de Gallo
It happened in public
Posted on 2/26/17 at 11:11 pm to Pico de Gallo
People sure are stupid.
He had one job.
He had one job.
Posted on 2/27/17 at 12:36 am to Pico de Gallo
It's his job to photograph the world around him. People are stupid. With this mindset we'd have no pictures of the heroism exhibited in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombings or other tragedies.
The FBI figured out who committed the bombings as a direct result of random every day people turning in the thousands of pictures taken that day. If people want to censor the aftermath of tragedies and make taking pictures illegal you run the risk of losing important clues that can solve what just happened.
The FBI figured out who committed the bombings as a direct result of random every day people turning in the thousands of pictures taken that day. If people want to censor the aftermath of tragedies and make taking pictures illegal you run the risk of losing important clues that can solve what just happened.
Posted on 2/27/17 at 7:04 am to Pico de Gallo
quote:pics?
Thoughts?
Posted on 2/27/17 at 7:15 am to Pico de Gallo
A photographer's job is to photograph. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
“It is certain that this photography is of great impact and leaves no one indifferent, but it made many people raise stupid questions. If you cut away a piece of reality and you isolate it, you’re able to either be expressing reality or not expressing reality. And in this case, that which is expressed in the photo is a pretty good reflection of that which happened and is currently happening, there in Sudan. Photography has an enormous power over the viewers, and it has to be like that in order to reflect the horrible reality."
“It is certain that this photography is of great impact and leaves no one indifferent, but it made many people raise stupid questions. If you cut away a piece of reality and you isolate it, you’re able to either be expressing reality or not expressing reality. And in this case, that which is expressed in the photo is a pretty good reflection of that which happened and is currently happening, there in Sudan. Photography has an enormous power over the viewers, and it has to be like that in order to reflect the horrible reality."
This post was edited on 2/27/17 at 7:15 am
Posted on 2/27/17 at 7:18 am to Pico de Gallo
what a terrible article...I get that his job is to take pics, but what is the point of the article?
This post was edited on 2/27/17 at 7:29 am
Posted on 2/27/17 at 7:48 am to Pico de Gallo
People turning on the media with the quickness.
Posted on 2/27/17 at 8:52 am to Pico de Gallo
If a person lying on the ground can hit him, he was too close. No reason for him to be up on them like that when all cameras have a zoom function. He's not some hero with a camera documenting an incident. He's a selfish, disrespectful a-hole that got in the way of what was going on.
He made a bad judgment call and got what was coming to him. He won't get so close next time
Eta: My sister is a professional photographer. She has actually worked for the Advocate. She said she'd never be in the middle of everything like he was because it would disrupt what was going on. The same pictures can be taken from 20ft back. Also, she said if someone asked for their photo not to be taken, you don't take their photos, and certainly don't publish them
He made a bad judgment call and got what was coming to him. He won't get so close next time
Eta: My sister is a professional photographer. She has actually worked for the Advocate. She said she'd never be in the middle of everything like he was because it would disrupt what was going on. The same pictures can be taken from 20ft back. Also, she said if someone asked for their photo not to be taken, you don't take their photos, and certainly don't publish them
This post was edited on 2/27/17 at 8:57 am
Posted on 2/27/17 at 11:00 am to Pico de Gallo
So why did they only put one picture in the article?
Posted on 2/27/17 at 2:34 pm to Pico de Gallo
If there were already first responders at the scene, he's got a job to do. He did the first thing correct, don't be that fricking moron who gets in the way of trained first responders.
I promise every single one of those Facebook commentators have read articles (ergo giving ad hits) to disaster articles showing in the moment pictures. It's hypocritical.
I promise every single one of those Facebook commentators have read articles (ergo giving ad hits) to disaster articles showing in the moment pictures. It's hypocritical.
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