Tag Archives: voyeurism

If It Bleeds

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 2, 2012

“Weegee: Murder Is My Business” Through September 2. International Center of Photography, New York. Weegee’s photographs are as much about Weegee as they are about crime. By James Polchin Weegee strikes again Body of Dominick Didato, Elizabeth Street, New York, August 7, … Continue reading →

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What really links the ‘urinating marines’ video with Abu Ghraib

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 17, 2012

In the digital age, people document and share everything – even insults to the fallen Jonathan Jones guardian.co.uk, Thursday 12 January 2012 18.17 GMT A still from a YouTube video allegedly showing US marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban … Continue reading →

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Viewer or voyeur? The morality of reportage photography

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 7, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Do you look away from images of real-life horror, or look closer? A series of shocking photographs from Somalia asks disturbing questions about the ethics of bearing witness Sean O’Hagan Monday 8 March 2010 14.23 GMT “To … Continue reading →

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