An email was sent out to Associated Press staffers that praised the work of its photographers during the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict. There's even a cash prize of $500 dollars that apparently will get split eight ways. The photographers who took the pictures of dead children in Qana will take part in the reward.
Is this what it takes? If we paid them $500 dollars, maybe photographers in the region would take pictures of terrorists hiding behind human shields.
For a day of outstanding a memorable photos, taken in conditions of substantial danger, the Lebanon photo team of:
Nasser Nasser,
Lefteris Pitarakis,
Kevin Frayer,
Mohammed Zaatari,
Ben Curtis,
Hussein Malla,
Kevork Djansezian
Dalia Khamissy
Each will share this week’s $500 Beat of the Week award.
Green Helmet Guy gets to harvest the organs as his payment / sarc.
Green Helmet Guy will never go hungry.
Talk about blood money...