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	Drowning Girl in Colombian Mudslide,

Kavitha

12-22-2006 10:37 AM

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girl, mudslide, tragic

Kavitha says:

Those eyes..

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12-22-2006 10:42 AM

enbar

Doesn't this kind of make you wonder about the ethics of photojournalism? Shouldn't the photographer have pulled the girl out?

12-22-2006 10:47 AM

adamc

I was wondering the same thing. I guess if the photo provides inspiration for an international relief effort, then it was worth it (as long as the photographer pulled her out after he/she took the shot).

12-22-2006 10:49 AM

arifsali

A pop for the website and all those gory pictures. Reality stinks.

12-23-2006 12:26 AM

Kavitha

I agree. I have often wondered on how the photographer is more interested in getting these shots than saving people. Selling photographs is more important to them than saving lives..

3-4-2007 4:21 PM

Julzh

The girl in the picture is Omayra Sánchez (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omayra_Sánchez). She was a victim of Armero's tragedy on 1985. The case had extensive media coverage while rescue efforts took place. Despite trying for about 3 days, rescue teams could not save her.

3-4-2007 4:50 PM

enbar

Thanks for that piece of background, according to which this photo is over twenty years old.

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