Photojournalist need freedom in order to present us with the facts. What would we see if every picture were regulated? We'd see flowers, happy people and maybe the odd kiss. We'd never see the truth about the world. Everything would be a fantasy. If the world was perfect, then by all means, show the happy people. I don't care. But, showing a fantasy is like lying about the world, or denying us of the truth. …
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…freedom! Photojournalism is not about peace, love, and harmony. It's about the truth, which can only be shown through the photographs taken by photojournalists. Without freedom to take these pictures, we would receive a false sense of reality. I don't want to see photographs unless they are pictures of real situations. I, and I hope everyone else, think freedom is a necessity in photojournalism. Photojournalists need freedom in order to present us with the facts.