Blog 5: “I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After all, you are taking some of their soul.” ~Mary Ellen Mark

Give your thoughts on this quote:

This quote is sort of frightening to me. I do understand that when you are taking a picture of someone you are taking of picture of everything that they represent. I guess when you are showing the picture to other people you are opening their image up for discussion, everyone will be able to critique them about their looks, appeal, and question their thoughts. When photographing someone, it is important to explain to them why you are taking the picture and to whom the pictures will be shown to. This is a privacy issue and can sometimes turn out to be wrong if pictures get into the wrong hands. This does make sense, but I think it could be stated in another way.