Though Lynsey Addario is very determined and devoted towards her hard life as a war photographer, her profession is still accompanied with a conflicted feeling every so often. In one instance Addario considers the morality of her profession. She worries that the process of photographing war torn citizens and making money off of these photographs is in a way taking advantage of these already disadvantaged people. In certain interpretations, the end result of her profession boils down to displaying the people she photographs in a magazine to strangers who peruse the articles each morning. She wonders if these people are anything more than zoo animals for the viewing pleasure of the New York Times’ readers.
Addario solves this conflict by justifying her profession. She states that any money she makes would eventually be channeled back into her photographs, never into her personal pleasures. Furthermore, she believes that her work is benefiting her subjects by exposing their hardships and consequently motivating the world’s leaders to act on the world’s injustices that are shamelessly displayed via her photos. Addario is able to take such a foreign subject that is relatively not relatable but introduces it in an internal conflict of regret that resonates with everyone. She explains the conflict clearly and logically by tracing her train of thought when thinking about it. Therefore, the reader is able to clearly follow and empathize with Addario.
I certainly have many moments of regrets throughout my life that have resulted in internal conflicts, whether they be family arguments, strife between friends, high school drama, or anything else. However, none come to mind that I can include in my passion blog about food.
You raised some interesting points which I failed to mention in my blog. While I focused more on the physical struggles Addario endured in the Middle East, you went deeper and explored the ethical issues of her work. Your transition from paragraph 1 to 2 flowed quite nicely, and the comparison of subjects being photographs to zoo animals resonated with me. I agree that food typically does not raise internal conflicts, but maybe you tie in issues of Americanizing authentic dishes or the dangers of overindulging? Great post!