"Photojournalists...are more than just spectators in an historical grandstand. Being there is important, being an eyewitness is significant, but the crux of the matter is bearing witness. To bear witness is to make known, to confirm, to give testimony to others. The distribution and publication of the pictures make visible the unseen, the unknown, and the forgotten." -Marianne Fulton
The above quote was by far my favorite part of the readings this week, though I really enjoyed the Chapnick piece on great photo essays. It is always instructive to look back on those groundbreaking stories to see how the ideas developed and what techniques they were still trying to master. It is humbling to see the work of the masters, but encouraging as well to find that they had to start from the ground up, too.
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