One of the controversies of the photo is that it exploited a man's death, invaded his privacy, and stripped him of his dignity. I don't know that I agree with that. I think the picture shows a man trying to save his life in the only way he knew how at that point in time, given the situation he was in. It is representative of what a lot people forced themselves to do that day.
I think that, while the photo does not encapsulate the whole event including the people on the ground and the smoke rising out of the building, the photo captures the man trying to save his life and getting those last few breaths of fresh air. It is part of journalism to report the truth and that was a big part of what happened that day. Although the resistance to the image makes sense. It is psychologically scarring to see something like that-especially for a child. It is upsetting and serves as a constant reminder of the heartache and pain of that day. And I agree when the article says that the images are disrespectful to the victim's families, it just makes it more painful.
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