By # The Split-Second Decisions That Define Truth: Understanding Photojournalism Ethics
A single photograph can topple governments, shift public opinion on wars, or immortalize human suffering—which is precisely why the ethics behind capturing these images matter more than ever. In 1994, Kevin Carter won a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph of a starving Sudanese child being stalked by a vulture, but the image also sparked a firestorm of criticism: Why didn’t he help? Should he have taken the photo at all? Carter’s tragic suicide months later underscored the profound weight photojournalists carry when documenting humanity…
