rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Letizia Battaglia, a photographer who chronicled years of Sicilian Mafia bloodshed in Palermo, Italy, in unflinching images that became ingrained in the national consciousness, died on Wednesday at her home in Palermo. She was 87.*

https://www.google.com/search?q=Letizia+Battaglia&client=firefox-b-1-d&channel=nus5&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjTo6vPxKD3AhWEDkQIHf1ICFsQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1220&bih=927&dpr=1

--Bob

*https://dnyuz.com/2022/04/19/letizia-battaglia-photographer-of-mafia-brutality-dies-at-87/

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Thanks for that.

Thomas902 Loc: Washington DC

The proverbial pen is indeed mightier than the sword... Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Albeit it is the cell phone video that is now the awesome leveler bringing down the entrenched bureaucracy...

A nine minute video of George Floyd's murder has forever rewritten the ethical landscape of the United States, and has impacked the entire family of man world wide...

Still photographers have become virtually irreverent in today's culture of Twitter; IG etc..

btw though Twitter has been around longer, Instagram surpassed Twitter's number of monthly active users. This brutal reality alone is what has made more and more businesses take notice of the app and start to learn the art of Instagram marketing.

Bob have you considered migrating to video?
Just a thought...

Thank you for sharing...

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Thomas, I've been dabbling with video for some time. My dad was an assistant director, at one stage of his career. So, I've been exposed to moving making some time ago. I've even written outlines for a couple of movies, as personal projects. However, my first love, in the visual arts field, is photography.

Video may have an interest in today's environment but a still photograph is still captivating and, probably, has more punch than a video. Eddie Adams' photograph had far more impact than the film shot of the execution. I haven't done any research on which has more impact, a single photograph or a video. It would seem the photograph would be remembered more than a video. Perhaps it's the transient nature of the sequential images of the video that leaves less of a lasting detailed impression.
--Bob

Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

With so many images I wonder if anything makes an impact any more. A one hour TV show on a non-premium non-commercial free channel has about 50 commercials in a one hour program. There is about 20 minutes of commercials per 40 minutes of program. Movies and videos are now made with fast cuts so that the scene changes every couple of seconds. We are bombarded with hundreds of thousands of images every year or two. There's just not enough room in our brains to retain it. I can easily remember a half dozen of my favorite movies. I can't remember any that have come out in the last 10 years, even though I am sure I enjoyed some of them. Oops, maybe it's me.

josquin1 Loc: Massachusetts

What a wonderful photographer and woman she was. Thank you for bringing her into my world.

anotherview Loc: California

Not so: "A nine minute video of George Floyd's murder has forever rewritten the ethical landscape of the United States."

Facts go with the video to round out the view of this matter. The rap sheet of Mr. Floyd tells us of another side of him, as a criminal. In fact, the cops arrested him for shoplifting.

His autopsy detected illicit drugs in his system.

Unfortunately, his arrest involved police misconduct bringing his untimely death.

The leftist movement to demonize the police using the death of Mr. Floyd evoked some public support and political activity.

In all of this conversation, an onlooker may arrive at a fair depiction of the incident and its aftermath minus any ethical perspective. An evaluation of available facts and information along with applied reason suffice to produce a useful comprehension.

An onlooker may draw a lesson or two from this incident. Cooperate with the police. Do not struggle with the police. Do not steal. Do not do drugs.

Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

... or the police may murder you. I think we already knew that.

josquin1 Loc: Massachusetts

Of course then there is the right wing movement to demonize the blacks.