More than a number

Thursday Oct. 11, 2007

Norwich - I was on the fence as to whether or not to post this image. Not because of its content, more than I actually wish that I had gotten a little closer, or a bit more emotion. For a lot of people this photo may seem a little ghoulish. How can I stick my camera in someones face after they have just lost everything in a fire? For my non-photojournalist readers (ie - my family) the answer is simple. A news source will state "Five families were displaced", and you think how horrible. But what has more impact, the number "5" or this photograph? It is out of concern that I take these pictures, and I assure you it is not easy.