Chapter 1. Understanding Your Role
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An Iraqi woman weeps and covers herself in mud after members of the Iraqi Army take her husband for suspected involvement with launching mortars at American and Iraqi forces.
The camera never lies, which is why the world relies on photojournalists to shoot compelling photographs of events they would not otherwise be exposed to—and to do so truthfully. After all, a camera feels no pain, has no prejudices, and holds no grudges; it simply records events. Between smart phones, the Internet, and digital photography, photojournalism ...
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