My critics are wrong. Offering to teach photojournalists to work in difficult situations and to help to maintain their personal safety while documenting the struggles of their fellow human beings is NOT UNETHICAL. Charging them, donating half of the money to charity and using the other half to cover my expenses and fund future projects is no more exploiting the situation and the Haitian people than the staff and assignment photographers who get paid thousands by major publications for their work. If people are going to go after those that make their livings on others' suffering, then let's drag reporters, journalists, TV crews, educators and a million other professions into the mix. But before you do that, picture the world without these people.
My ability to teach is backed up by my past students, their testimonials and my 100-percent satisfaction track record on my workshops. My ability as a photographer is backed up by my client list, my bio and, most importantly, the work I produce.
For all of you who do not believe I should be able to refer to myself as a photojournalist, you give me good reason to want to disassociate myself from a title you have muddied with your arrogance, closed-mindedness and disrespect. Until I find another name for what I do, one which separates me from the crowd of sheep I have learned to have such little respect for, I will continue to call myself a photojournalist and be proud of what it means to me. Keeping the title, if nothing else, will add a bit of diversity to the profession.
For those of you who would like to find out more about this, you can do so by visiting the sites below:
http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriahs-haiti-workshop-ideas-and-direction
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victoria-fine/is-to-ethical-to-charge-p_b_451899.html
http://j1111.blogspot.com/2010/02/learning-to-cover-tragedy-in-middle-of.html
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