Spartan2470 on September 27th, 2021 at 12:17 UTC »
Here is a significantly higher quality and less cropped version of this image. Here is the source. Per there:
83-year-old Ali Mese carries a cat saved from a fire by firefighters during snowfall as firefighters try to extinguish the fire broken out at old man's home after he tried to light a heating stove with gasoline in Mudurnu district of Bolu, Turkey on January 17, 2018. (Photo by Ilhami Cetin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Sometimes we get lucky and capture stunning moments of the human struggle in an image. Sometimes that struggle is tragic and it's uncomfortable to view. I believe we do our fellow human beings a disservice if we look away and pretend these tragic events didn't happen.
This is what I tell people when asked me why I document bad news. I will not deny this man's struggle by looking away and pretending it didn't happen.
In fact, I feel it's almost my duty to document tragedy if only to remind us to show compassion and help those in need.
MountainOfComplaints on September 27th, 2021 at 12:01 UTC »
For those who find this image upsetting and need cheering up abit.
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2018/11/28/elderly-turkish-man-who-survived-house-fire-with-kitten-gets-new-home
Spartan2470 on September 27th, 2021 at 12:17 UTC »
Here is a significantly higher quality and less cropped version of this image. Here is the source. Per there:
Crom_3 on September 27th, 2021 at 12:38 UTC »
Sometimes we get lucky and capture stunning moments of the human struggle in an image. Sometimes that struggle is tragic and it's uncomfortable to view. I believe we do our fellow human beings a disservice if we look away and pretend these tragic events didn't happen.
This is what I tell people when asked me why I document bad news. I will not deny this man's struggle by looking away and pretending it didn't happen.
In fact, I feel it's almost my duty to document tragedy if only to remind us to show compassion and help those in need.