Comments on: An interesting point of view about the NGOization of African imagery fed to America http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2009/11/an-interesting-point-of-view-about-the-ngoization-of-african-imagery-fed-to-america/ and this is our BLOG, where photography, art, audio and journalism collide (sparks may fly)... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:25:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nico http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2009/11/an-interesting-point-of-view-about-the-ngoization-of-african-imagery-fed-to-america/comment-page-1/#comment-6815 Nico Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:01:16 +0000 http://duckrabbit.info/blog/?p=5654#comment-6815 Unfortunately, there is a lot of truth to this. But editors are also to blame. They like to cycle cliches because they think cliches sell. They want AIDS, sick people in black and white photography to take away the colorful fabric, ravage, ridiculous acts by politicians and rebels, etc ... The NGOs are to blame as well. They want money to pay their own salaries. They want to cycle misery but sanitized misery, with some hope, so it won't turn off the potential donor. There are some journalists who focus on abuse that needs to be pointed out, but also the vibrancy that exists. I think some people can find these and see through the others, but many people are sadly victims of the recycled money making media and NGO machine, and some photographers are like vultures however way they see themselves. Unfortunately, there is a lot of truth to this. But editors are also to blame. They like to cycle cliches because they think cliches sell. They want AIDS, sick people in black and white photography to take away the colorful fabric, ravage, ridiculous acts by politicians and rebels, etc …

The NGOs are to blame as well. They want money to pay their own salaries. They want to cycle misery but sanitized misery, with some hope, so it won’t turn off the potential donor.

There are some journalists who focus on abuse that needs to be pointed out, but also the vibrancy that exists. I think some people can find these and see through the others, but many people are sadly victims of the recycled money making media and NGO machine, and some photographers are like vultures however way they see themselves.

]]> By: Daniel http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2009/11/an-interesting-point-of-view-about-the-ngoization-of-african-imagery-fed-to-america/comment-page-1/#comment-6806 Daniel Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:38:47 +0000 http://duckrabbit.info/blog/?p=5654#comment-6806 Does that make the net the dumping ground for pointless creative output? Does that make the net the dumping ground for pointless creative output?

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