Article courtesy of The Sun Newspaper, Kelvin McKenzie, printed 10 July 2008.
THE SITUATION
You are in England. York, to be specific. There is chaos all around you caused by severe flooding. This flood is of biblical proportions.
You are a photo journalist working for a major newspaper and you are caught in the middle of this epic disaster. The situation is hopeless. You’re trying to shoot career making photos.
There are houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing into the water. Nature is unleashing all its destructive fury.
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THE TEST
Suddenly you see a man in the water. He is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken down with the water and the debris.
You move closer. Somehow the man looks familiar. You suddenly realize who it is — its Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister. You notice the raging waters are about to take him under forever.
You have two options:
You can save the life of Gordon Brown or you can shoot a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo documenting the death of the country’s most powerful men.
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THE QUESTION
Here’s the question, and please give an honest answer……
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Would you select colour film or go with the classic black and white.[/b]
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