The job of photojournalists is to show the world what is happening in a visual form. This can often be controversial subjects such as war or famine. The photojournalist is ethically bound to not change the story as they should show the real picture that the world deserves to see.  It can be hard for photojournalists to keep these ethics – especially whilst trying to capture the shot that everybody needs to see.

These photojournalists can often come under fire for their controversial photographs. An example of this is Kevin Carter. Carter took this photograph and it was posted in the New York Times in 1993. There was a lot of reaction from readers but it was not positive. People were saying that Carter was inhumane for taking this photograph and that he should’ve dropped the camera and tried to help the little girl. A year after this was published, Carter killed himself due to the backlash. It later turned out that the supposedly girl was in fact a boy and was being taken care of by the UN food aid station. This shows that cropping and lack of context in an image can completely change what the image is showing, and it can be a powerful tool.