Photography like a social document

The photography is a way of show us the reality of the society. Through of the history, many people have portrayed moments very important that now, are iconic and so interesting.

For example, the photography in de wars or in conflicts of countries, show us of a very crude way a so strong reality of poverty and violence. The photography is an implement that serves to freeze ideas and facts for the future generations.

This photography, for example, is very famous and was taken for Eddie Adams to a guerrilla of Vietcong (National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam), while being shoot.

Exist a question about this photo, is a morbid or just information? Is very dramatic this image, and maybe take a photo like this and do nothing for stopping the shooting… I don´t know.

Another photo very famous is this, taken in 1989 in China for Jeff Widener. It shows a man in front of war tanks, in the middle of the street. This photograph represents the rebellion and the individual power to stop the government and force a change in the policy.

The photography is a means to inform us of our own history, like the books or articles, but better because you can see the past with your own eyes and draw your own conclusions.