Ryan Lobo: Photographing the hidden story

http://www.ted.com Ryan Lobo has traveled the world, taking photographs that tell stories of unusual human lives. In this haunting talk, he reframes controversial subjects with empathy, so that we see the pain of a Liberian war criminal, the quiet strength of UN women peacekeepers and the perseverance of Delhi's underappreciated firefighters.

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[elspoko]

My photography teacher in high school showed us a picture of a group of children playing with their caretakers. He asked us what we thought. We said the same thing you just said, it's ok, but not great. Just a regular little picture.

He then put the picture in context. The children were the ones killed in 9/11. He told us that all of them had died. The picture took on a new meaning.

His lesson: The picture means nothing without context and story. The story is everything.

[ProletarianArt]

The photographs were very interesting.

[crudhousefull]

Let's not promote stupid political ploys like 'leading the firefight'. Common now look through the crap to find truth. Don't glorify the crap

[valkin15]

women soldiers? I agree. I think they can diffuse violent situations better.

message from this video: get your ignorance and stupidity out of the way, because the old "fight fire with fire" bullshit just doesn't work that way. work it out.

[valkin15]

@Leodude1 religion, in theory, is good. its the people and what they do with it that can fuck it up. just like anything in the world.

[orangepeelpeel]

Storytelling: focus on what's dignified, courageous and beautiful and it grows.

[jazzigod]

His work is incredible both in technical terms and prolific ones. So inspired right now.

[Mrmoc7]

@freshhug

Lol, wow. What a dick.

[freshhug]

Always nice to see pictures but the pictures arent very special. This is just another India'n born with a gold spoon, without real skillz lifted by money and his friends in power.

[JackMoranRain]

these pictures are quite simply astonishingly powerful and beautiful. i really can't describe, or do justice with words, the feelings they stir up inside me.

[LemonLimeLaughter]

I'm glad that he is apologizing for what he did. This is not only beneficial for him. I bet his campaign of forgiveness is actually easing the suffering that he has caused.

If somebody caused suffering in your life, what would make you feel better, executing the perpetrator? or him sincerely apologizing and putting the past to rest? I may be completely wrong though.

[jamblinuk]

"annoying" is a mind construct that, as we all can see, has you enslaved - see how limited you are by defining a "sound" as annoying