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For Me, The Strength Of Photography Lies In Its Ability To Evoke Humanity. If War Is An Attempt To Negate Humanity, Then Photography Can Be Perceived As The Opposite Of War.

Do We Really Need Another Picture Of Paris Hilton Or Naomi Campbell?

If Im Feeling Outraged, Grief, Disbelief, Frustration, Sympathy, That Gets Channeled Through Me And Into My Pictures And Hopefully Transmitted To The Viewer.

But Everyone Cannot Be There, And That Is Why Photographers Go There - To Show Them, To Reach Out And Grab Them And Make Them Stop What They Are Doing And Pay Attention To What Is Going On - To Create Pictures Powerful Enough To Overcome The Diluting Effects Of The Mass Media And Shake People Out Of Their Indifference - To Protest And By The Strength Of That Protest To Make Others Protest.

I Dont Think Tragic Situations Are Necessarily Devoid Of Beauty.