1. Photojournalist: n. a
journalist who presents
a story primarily
through the use of
photographs

10. D e t a c h e d
Professional
or

11. Or…

12. I n v o l v e d
C i t i z e n

13. Was the photojournalist who
captured this horrifying
moment…

15. …acting as an involved citizen
or a detached professional?

16. Could he have lent a hand? Put
down his camera andchoosenthe
humane, and ethical role of an
involved citizen?

17. Controversy arouse on Tuesday December 4, when the
cover of the New York Post featured this haunting
image of a New York man, pushed onto the train tracks,
right before he was struck and killed. 58-year old, Ki
Suk Han stood frozen in the tracks watching a speeding
train just seconds away from brutally crushing him.
The caption says it all, this man was
“DOOMED” but couldn’t photographer R. Umar
Abbasi have done something to help? As Han
watched the train, Abbasi watched the tragedy
unfold, as a detached professional, through the
lens of his camera.

18. References:
• Real photographs taken from Google Images
• http://theweek.com/article/index/237337/the-
horrifyingnew-york-postsubway-cover-could-the-
photographer-have-rescued-the-victim-from-
death
• http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/picture_of
_controversy_A06tIjYbasZpf2RvtNNTxM
• http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/12/06/shouto
ut-controversial-photos