Why Photographs Don’t Stop the War – Reading The Pictures

—

by

Trent
in

Why Photographs Don’t Stop the War – Reading The Pictures

Photographs may have long wave influence, but they don’t end wars or famines or otherwise stop history in its tracks. 

via Reading The Pictures: http://www.readingthepictures.org/2016/12/why-photos-dont-stop-the-war/

The question naturally becomes, what’s wrong with us?  The usual suspects are trotted out: bigotry, social media, and compassion fatigue not least among them.  Well, sure, all of those factors could be in play, but once again photography is being framed.