Extra Credit

1. Explain what happened to the man that was killed by the subway and how the photographer was able to take the photo. 

The man in the photo was killed, but the photographer tried to alert the operator of the subway.

 2. Why did the photographer say he took the photo?
The photographer said he took the photo to alert the operator of the subway using his flash.

 3. Do you think the photographer should have taken the photo?
From the looks of the photo it looks like the man had potential to save the victim, yet I wasn't there, I don't know how fast the subway was going, I don't know how much the victim weighed, I don't know he wouldn't have pulled me in to. You never know. 

 4. Do you think the photographer did the best thing he could have done in this situation? Why or why not?

I believe the photographer did what he could. He's not superman, he can't swoop down and save him and stop the train at the same time.

5. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to run the photo on the front page of the New York Post? Explain why or why not.

I disagree with the decision to run teh photo on the FRONT PAGE of the New York Post. This is a man's final moments of life, knowing he was about to die. That's not something you publish for everyone to see.

6. What is more important to a photojournalist, capturing images of life as it happens or stopping bad things from happening? Why or why not?
I believe everyone is different, some people take pictures of dead people for a living, there's nothing you can prevent there, it already happened.

 7. Do you think it is ever ethically acceptable for a photographer to involve himself/herself in a situation that he or she photographs? Explain why or why not.

I believe it depends on the situation, the photographer had no other choice. If someone was six inches in front of you and they were falling off a cliff, you wouldn't snap pictures of that..well you could, but it would be ethically unacceptable.

8. Should photojournalists always avoid influencing events as they happen? Explain your answer. 

No, it's a part of life, where would we be as a country if no one recorded events that happened during the civil rights movement. People need to see bad things that happen so they can avoid them in the future. I'm not saying show the killing of innocent people, but show bad things that happen that can be prevented.

9. After reading the responses from the professional photographers, what stands out as the most appropriate response for a photographer to this situation.

Ross Taylor's response was good, he basically stated, 'No one was there so we don't know'.