When disaster strikes, photojournalists run toward it instead of away. Usually, with a camera in hand. Their job is to get up close to tragedy and danger, to document things we need to see, in the hopes of somehow making a difference. This hour we’re talking with some of the world’s great photojournalists. And, remembering NPR war photographer David Gilkey – killed with his translator this week while on assignment in Afghanistan. Is the Risk of Photojournalism Worth It?; James Nachtwey on Covering Conflicts on the Ground; The Aesthetic Beauty of War Photography; Capturing Manufactured Landscapes; Photography Beyond Tragedy; Revisiting Susan Sontag On the Pain of Others.
