Is This Photo Ethical?

It seems counterintuitive to take a picture of the scene when a child has died, however there is a reason some people may act that way.  A photograph can be seen as art, it stands for something, makes one feel a certain way, or proposes an argument.  When a little girl is a shot and killed, why would taking a picture be the first course of action?  In the case of a girl named Fabienne, this is exactly what happened.

After the devastating Earthquake in Haiti, the entire country was shaken up.  People were left without homes and forced to do terrible things.  Looters were a big problem that the police tried to stop.  While it is not clear what happened, whether they were warning shots or targeted, Fabienne, an innocent 15 year old was struck and killed by a bullet.  Photographers at Haiti because of the Earthquake crowded near the girl, trying to get that famous picture that would show the world how terrible the situation was in Haiti.

The father of the girl would eventually take the body, but not before she was photographed for who knows how long.  The girl was being photographed from several angles and was even moved to be in a more comfortable position like she was holding all of the picture frames.  She was not only just a powerful photograph, she was being modified so the image was more powerful.  This is were whether or not this photo was ethical comes into play.  A photograph is a piece of art and this girl did send a message to everyone who has seen it.  The photographers wanted to convey how the little girl made them feel and they could through the picture.  Fabienne would eventually be respectfully buried.  The photograph is indeed ethical, it was the circumstances of her death, however, that made the picture so powerful; to survive a natural disaster only to be killed by another man.

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