Few of us have to travel very far to find misery. Ironic, isn't it - that recording that misery is a path to fame - if probably not fortune.(posted 8713 days ago)Along those lines, I've made a number of posts to the Philosophy of Photography forum about politicizing our work. My point is the same here. If you want your message to be heard - you have to be heard, and you have to use whatever means necessary to capture people's attention. Of course, that's pure gimmickry (whether it's dogs wearing hats or starving third-world children). It's what you do after you have their attention that counts. (The corollary being that nothing you do before you have their attention counts - no matter how noble.)