The Power of the Photograph
Pictures do speak louder than words and pictures are worth a thousand words. Especially in terms of war pictures that show how much mankind is capable of hatred and killing. The recent war that broke out in Dubrovnik has indeed left a permanent scar to those who have lived through those days of war and crisis and also to those who are currently living there.
A gallery showcasing war photographs was opened in Dubrovnik to remind people of the cruelty and reality of war. How much people have suffered from wars, how much families are longing for their lost ones and how much history and effect it has had on the people around.
Still pictures provide a more in depth feeling to viewers especially those who visit the gallery in Dubrovnik. Instead of watching a few seconds of video from news channels (Funnell A, 2007), these photos have a longer lasting effect that show the sufferings of war.
Gallery owner Frederic Hanrez gathered many photographers from around the world that capture these war photos to present them to the gallery to be viewed by visitors and tourists. Many of the tourists and visitors to the gallery left with a deep impact to their hearts as they realized how much war can do to a country and to people. It also makes people realize how much war should be prevented and not engaged.
It is impossible to know war if one does not stand with the powerless caught in its maw (Hedges C, 2009). But through these pictures, we can connect with the captured images of hurtful eyes and painful tears.
This gallery is also to help visitors realize the though we go on with our day to day duties, there are people out there that are still suffering the same fate as those in the photographs. It teaches us to respect and care as however we can about how we live our lives and think about those less fortunate than ourselves as it is gallery owner Frederic Hanrez's main purpose. Realization.
References
- Funnell A, 2007, The Power of the Photograph, online, viewed on June 16th 2010, available at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2007/2051819.htm
- Hedges C, 2009, What War Looks Like, online, viewed on June 16th 2010, available at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/books/review/Hedges-t.html?_r=1&ref=war_photography
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