Joe Rosenthal, whose photograph of the raising of the flag over Iwo Jima is iconic. Although the photograph cause some controversy after it was discovered it was not taken in the heat of battle but as part of a ceremony that took place after the general area was secured. A photojournalist, you see tries to present that which they record in as authentic manner as possible. Whether it is the flag over Iwo Jima or demolition derby at the Wisconsin Dells Raceway is the task of the photojournalist to visually communicate the world that we live in.
At the end of the day from the debate over Joe Rosenthal's photograph came to an end it was decided to photograph was not represented as anything other than what it is it's and therefore valid and truthful photojournalism. The reason that I bring this up is to help illustrate the complex nature of photojournalism and the conflict between a good shot and being truthful. This gallery strives to depict a natural portrayal of the subject matter as a aesthetic statement as well as an unbiased narratives because the events that each of us live are in the intellectual pursuit of philosophical and physiological contemplation. However with that said we are all in the blink of an eye either a flash of brilliance or on the stupid side of dumb. Perhaps this is just one of humanities common threads that is just part of a single tone in the crescendo of being human and living each moment as best we can.
