Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Do you think a single photograph has the power to change something?

I do think an image can hold the power to change something. Many times throughout our history we have had photographers publish photos that evoked change. There are so many photographs I have seen that show injustices around the world, historical events, and such that make people want to make a change in their world. A good example of this is a photo from 1956 of a brave woman named Dorothy Counts. Dorothy was one of the first black students to go to school at Harry Harding High School in North Carolina. She suffered a lot of harassment from fellow white students. Her parents later forced her to withdraw from the school due to extreme harassment. 
Influential Photographs Dorothy Counts Walking

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