Saturday, March 14, 2015

Shoot the Truth

Assignment 2


Press photography the main role is delivering the truth to the public. It cannot be edited in different ways to distort the true meaning.

Following pictures appear the Chai Jing’s Speech –“Under the Dome” which is about investigating Pollution Haze in China.

 
The part photo from "Beijing 365 days" tooked by Zou Yi

Acitivities at  Primary School, by Chai Jing. 

Tourist at DiTan, Photo by ChaiJing




Before her voice out, as a Chinese citizen, everyone live in the low visibility and dirty air. But no one think about what happens, how the smog does happens and what should we do about this smog. People got sick more than before without reasons, and more lung cancers population increases. There is still no one stand out.


As we known, Chai is a responsible Chinese television reporter.  After watch the speech and press photos, people realize we are under the “dome”-Pollution Haze. We face serious environment issue. The blue sky is gone because what we are doing,such as car pollution. 

The last photo is Chai’s daughter, she is 2 years old little girl. Since she born, she never saw the blue sky. She wonders when she can hang out with family and how the outside of home look like. This situation is not her deserve to experience. She supposes to enjoy the nature.

              Chai Jing's daughter,Photo by Chai Jing. 

From Chai’s press photos, people felt into silence. Image one day, we are exactly under the real dome. We have limited nature resources. We need pay for the clean water. Moreover, We have to kill our same kind to live. It reminds me the novel I read before <<Under the Dome>>, which is written by Stephen King. The book told us, why the evil acts like that, because the good people always do nothing. If you want to bring back the blue sky, you must voice out and stop it. Then you do something with it, such as lifestyles, consumption concept and ethical behaviors. Choose the public transportation more that personal car; Choose buy the products with green production process; Choose maintain the earth is everyone’s responsibility.


Art Photography main role is more creative. Artist create and develop their own styles to show their emotions to the audience. It is called art photos that you watch it, enjoy it and dream it. It only enlarge the personal feeling from the arts, cannot to tell you the truth. See the Following Photos:

by Holly Andres
The Fall of Spring Hill Series (Children Descending Spring Hill), 2011


by Holly Andres
The Fall of Spring Hill Series (The Caterpillar), 2011


The artist Holly Andres's photos reflect my childhood. The time I spent with my younger brother and cousins during summer vacation at grandma's house. We love each other, we are apart with each other to live for our dreams. We still have great memories and keep in touch. I miss them and I miss my childhood. This is my feeling from the artist photos. 

In my opinion, alter art photographs is not the ethical issue. Everyone could be artist, everyone may have similar idea but different art works. Over thousand peopple post different vision of photos may come from same feeling, such as childhood. It is acceptable to alter the art photos.

I think altering the press photography is not acceptable, it is ethical problem. The press photos is news. News should focus on the accuracy  facts. What the press photos really inflence the audience's thoughts. If the photo are altered, it will twist the truth and deliver the wrong meaing to the audience. 







References:
  • The part photo from "Beijing 365 days" tooked by Zou Yi,http://news.enorth.com.cn/system/2014/01/27/011641728.shtml
  • Acitivities at Primary School, by Chai Jing,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6X2uwlQGQM
  •  Tourist at DiTan, Photo by ChaiJing, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6X2uwlQGQM
  •  Chai Jing's daughter,Photo by Chai Jing,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6X2uwlQGQM
  •  Chai Jing's Speech –“Under the Dome” with full translation in English,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6X2uwlQGQM 
  • The Fall of Spring Hill Series (The Caterpillar), 2011,by Holly Andres, http://www.jacksonfineart.com/Holly-Andres.html
  • The Fall of Spring Hill Series (Children Descending Spring Hill), 2011,by Holly Andres, http://www.jacksonfineart.com/Holly-Andres.html