War Photographer

I find war very intriguing: I am always fascinated with the photographs, the footage, the stories, the history that comes out of war. I do feel that war is horrible, and it's great that photographers are able to show what war and poverty is really like to those on the other side of the globe, or those who are unaware of what is going on in the world. Like myself and part of the population, I do not know what is happening in other countries other than my own, and I rarely find myself watching the news because I do not want to be exposed to the horrors of what is going on in the world. On the other hand, photographers like Jim are able to provide an insight as to what needs to be seen. If I were to ever be put in the extremes of war, violence, famine, death, and poverty, I do not think I would be able to handle the situation. Unlike Jim, I think I would crumble under all of the fear that would come hand-in-hand with photographing war, let alone being where the wars are taking place. Like when the photographer next to Jim was shot dead, I do not think I would have been able to remain as calm as Jim had during that predicament. I liked the idea of the mini video cameras on Jim's camera while he was taking photographs because it allowed the audience to see what Jim was seeing and the scene as a whole for when he was not taking photographs, so the portions which were not photographed. The photographs of the man being beaten to death only because he was of a different race/nationality than the others was terrible to hear about, as well as the house in Kosovo that filled with bodies that were unidentifable. I thought it was really sweet of the little boys to be throwing flowers on the bodies while the photographers and news crews were there. Overall, I thought this was a really good documentary, and it provided some excellent insight to the world of those who deal with war, death, and poverty on a regular basis. Major kudos to war photographers!