Daily Record
01 January, 1980
Original caption from World Press Photo (1981)
An undernourished child is slowly fed by her mother using her fingertip. The refugees were driven out of their homelands by the conflict between Ethiopians and Somalis over the Ogaden region, and now suffer from hunger in overpopulated camps.
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Imaging Famine project
"Imaging Famine" was a research project that studied the historical representation of famine in media, examining the persistent use of famine imagery across time and place. It explored the relationship between photography, anthropology, and colonialism, with a focus on the political implications of photography.
Through a Glass Darkly, by Robert Godden, published on Witness in September 2017
How should vulnerable children be represented in the media? Are we guilty of applying different ethical standards dependent on the race, ethnicity, nationality, location, gender or class of the child? Robert Godden explores these questions and provides guidelines for photojournalists and organizations.
