Obama Lift

Doug Mills/ New York Times

As I grabbed The New York Times today on the front cover was this photo. This is a photo of Scott Van Duzer picking up President Obama in his pizza shop. As a photojournalist this photo stuck out in my mind very strongly. Duzer is a registered voter in the state of Florida and is aprt of the repunlican party. This picture is worth more than a 1,000 words.This picture displays to the reader that Mr. Obama is loved by people, even of the opposite party. In news sometimes the picture is the story then the news comes from the actual picture. The importance of photos with news is crucial. The photographer who captures news always want to capture a picture that tells the story without even reading an story.

Photojournalist have to use ethics almost in a sense more than a writer. Making sure the person in the picture is not exploited or giving off the wrong impression is what photojournalist have to look out for. This picture is showing emotion more than reasoning. Showing an owner of a shop that is an Republican giving Mr. Obama a hugh lift hug shows so much raw emotion. Some might argue that its better to show reasoning and justice than emotion. However, being a feminist I think showing emotion especially during this time of election season, gets voters hearts more engaged. After a compelling speech by Michelle Obama last week at the DNC and this photo going viral today makes Obama to me the loving peoples choice candidate in this race.