Wrecking a Car – In the Name of Football

A car sits behind CAUTION tape waiting to be smashed in the corner of the LBCC parking lot. The passenger-side is painted with colors of University of Oregon Ducks, and the driver-side is painted with colors of Oregon State University Beavers. - November 25, 2015

Opposing college football teams from Oregon will compete in a "Civil War" game on Friday. As a fundraiser, participants can wreck the car further with their choice of sledgehammer or baseball bat. The paint on driver-side of the car represents the Oregon State University Beavers, and the paint on the passenger-side is for the Ducks. - November 25, 2015

Ben [from photojournalism] pays [the man] for the privilege of hitting the "Civil War" car with a sledgehammer in the parking lot of LBCC - November 25, 2015

LBCC student Ben [last name] signs a waiver before he is allowed to strike the "Civil War" car with a sledgehammer - November 25, 2015

Ben [last name] swings a sledgehammer into the Duck-side door of the "Civil War" car in the corner of the parking lot at LBCC - November 25, 2015

Week 8 Blog Forum: Napalm Girl

Topic 1: 

Technology/Innovation

1. Based on my reading in the textbook, the most important technological change or innovation in the history of photojournalism was the advent of film speeds that were fast enough to allow pictures to be taken instantly. Earlier pictures required advance preparation and people had to hold very still while the shutter was open on the camera, or else the picture would be blurred.
2. Nick Ut stands out in the history of photojournalism because he helped to bring an end to the conflict in Vietnam when this photograph was published in American outlets such as the New York Times and Life magazine, showing a 9-year-old Napalm-burned Vietnamese girl running from her village after it was bombed. His photos showed the American public the reality of the atrocities that were occurring in Vietnam, (in their name). When the people saw just how bad things really were, they were able to end the war.

This picture Kim Phuc running away from her bombed village when she was just nine is now instantly recognisable and seen as a defining image of the Vietnam war

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154400/Napalm-Girl-photographer-Nick-Ut-releases-work-Vietnam-war.html#ixzz3s3vx63yV
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Topic 2:

Photo Story

Heartland Humane Society would make a nice subject for my Photo Story assignment. Interviewing employees and volunteers interacting with animals with compassion.

Heartland Humane Society serves Benton County Oregon