1. The man in the photo was allegedly pushed onto the train tracks by and angry panhandler. The man was trying to stop the panhandler from harassing a passerby, and was shoved in the way of the train. He was not strong enough to pull himself up.
2. The photographer, R. Umar Abbasi, said that he took the photo with flash to warn the conductor of the train in attempt to stop the train and save the man in the way.
3. I'm not sure how I feel about the photo, and I'm not sure whether or not I think Abbasi was right to take it. If his reasoning is true and he couldn't help the man up and was trying to warn the conductor as a last try, then maybe it was right for him to snap the photo.
4. Even If Abbasi was having trouble pulling the man up on his own, maybe he should have tried to get more people to help instead of leaving the man helpless while he snaps photos.
5. I think it was wrong to display this picture as the cover to a magazine. The man's death was inevitable, and seeing such a sorrowful photo and dressing it in a wild headline doesn't seem appropriate.
6. It appears that capturing a moment in history as it happens is the priority of a photojournalist. Depending on the situation, you can't stop every bad thing from happening.
7. I think if a life is in danger and the journalist/photographer is in a position to offer aid, than they should at least try to help. However, if it's too dangerous and they're risking themselves too much, then I can understand the scenario.
8. I think it depends on the situation when it comes to whether or not photojournalists should interfere with an event. Of course, it can't be easy to determine whether or not you should get involved in something if you only have seconds to decide.
9. If the photographer can't justify himself or his actions, then there's not much else to do. He can't convince the entirely of the public, and either way, a man in dead.
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