In Times of Devastation, When Are Too Many Photographers Too Many?

This is not a new thought, but with devastating events happen, like Katrina or Indonesia or, most recently Haiti, we’ve always been a little uncomfortable with the seemingly endless photos and video of the suffering. Certainly we understand the importance, to show the realities on the ground, but there’s that discomfort in knowing that a photo didn’t just take itself, that there were likely dozens of shooters all vying for that perfect bit of pain.