War Photography camp

[Richard S. (rich815)]

http://www.hopesandfears.com/hopes/now/media/168453-war-photography-camp

 

[Rick A]

I would make a terrible conflict photographer. First, I probably couldn't bring myself to photograph the casualties, though I have no problem with the destruction, only human suffering, I cannot share the indignity of suffering and bloodshed. Second, I most likely would drop my camera to pick up a weapon and join the fray, it's all fun and games until somebody gets hurt, then I get angry.

 

[blansky]

Sounds like a great idea.

Like any form of photography there is a huge learning curve. And most forms don't introduce life or death for the photographer.

The photography aside, it takes savvy and know-how to minimize the risk, especially when war photographers are targets now more than ever.

 

[benjiboy]

I was a marine more than forty years ago and have been in combat many times and still remember what I learned about fire and movement ( shoot and scoot) and how to use cover and never run in straight line always zig zag, but I wouldn't want to be a war photographer I was in combat because I had no choice and at least I was armed and trained to be able to defend myself, war photographers are not allowed to be armed because as none combatants it breaches the Geneva Convention and they are in a war situation by choice. War photography is an even more dangerous profession than soldiering because you are a "soft target" for any enemy fighter with a weapon so this training school in the above link is a very good thing for photographers who want to do it for real, but I personally wouldn't want to put my family and friends through the stress, and anxiety of worrying about me because I still sometimes have flashbacks in daytime and nightmares even after all this time, I wouldn't want to put myself in a battle situation again and I'm now too old

 

[John Koehrer]

I was a marine more than forty years ago and have been in combat many times and still remember what I learned about fire and movement ( shoot and scoot) and how to use cover and never run in straight line always zig zag, but I wouldn't want to be a war photographer I was in combat because I had no choice and at least I was armed and trained to be able to defend myself, war photographers are not allowed to be armed because as none combatants it breaches the Geneva Convention and they are in a war situation by choice. War photography is an even more dangerous profession than soldiering because you are a "soft target" for any enemy fighter with a weapon so this training school in the above link is a very good thing for photographers who want to do it for real, but I personally wouldn't want to put my family and friends through the stress, and anxiety of worrying about me because I still sometimes have flashbacks in daytime and nightmares even after all this time, I wouldn't want to put myself in a battle situation again and I'm now too old

Noncombatants, Geneva convention or not. Have been known to carry and use them there bullet throwers.
I personally know three medics that served in VietNam and ALL of them carried weapons.

One went over with his medic class of 67 men. Three came back.

 

[benjiboy]

Noncombatants, Geneva convention or not. Have been known to carry and use them there bullet throwers.
I personally know three medics that served in VietNam and ALL of them carried weapons.

One went over with his medic class of 67 men. Three came back.

I was referring to civilian journalists and photographers..