Ted.com (Jonathan Klein)

I really liked this video, and even though it was only a short video, you were still were able to learn what the video is all about.  We look to images for beauty, the ugly, for the escape, for the wishes, the hopes, for what ifs, and for the memories.  A picture truly is worth a thousand words.  Images have the power to change the world and make us more aware of the problems that are out there, even the successes that are out there.  “We are all confronted by a powerful image, and we all have a choice, we can either look away, or we can address the image.”  I loved this quote because it is very true; many people who see a sad picture either turn away or become aware and may even do something about it. “Images push us to question our core beliefs and our responsibilities to each other.”  They allow us to become aware and provoke reactions in us.  In many of these pictures we are the cause of these sad and disturbing images.  “What is far worse is mans destructive power over man.”  Other than still images, we have short videos and movies that make allow us to be informed of the tragedies that have happened in the past and if we don’t change our ways we will see more and more upsetting images in the future. 

If “a picture is worth a thousand words.”  What do these pictures say to you?

Here is the video I watched:  http://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_klein_photos_that_changed_the_world.html