Are there other cameramen, photojournalists out there who have trouble forgetten some of the images that they have seen? I have been shooting spot news for 14 years, and have another 10 years experience in television, but there are some images that I can't forget and still 10 years after the fact, when I reflect on them they still bring a tear to my eye.
Some of teh worse are not that graphic.....A house fire in Sheastown, about an hour and a half away, a father and three little girls burnt to death. It was on a weekend and it was Monday when I was sent out. There wasn't alot of damage. The fire commissioner ruled it a fat fire. When I got there the windows had been bored up, but there was a swing set and the girls toys in the front yard. I have seen alot of dead bodies, but still this images continues to haunt me. Another was a fatal roll over on the Trans Canada Highway, by the time I arrived, all that was left was the acr, still the drivers salt and pepper hat, and his shoe remain there. Another image, and another accident, on Pitt's Memorial drive and a drunk driving accident. I arrived before the police, a man, that worked as a handy man for one our anchors laided lying on the ground, a vast river of bluish red blood was flowing along the pavement, but worse again. 10 years ago, there was a trans AM accident on windgap road in flatrock. I arrived quickly, although it was about 20 kilometres from where I lived. Even before the police. The car was on fire, trapped and still alive, and screaming in the backseat was a teenager. He seatbelt was stuck, and he couldn't get out of the wreck. The fire departemnt tried to free him, but they couldn't fight back the flames. I don't know what was worse the screams or the smell. It something I will never forget.
For some reason these images stick with me and remain very vivid. I can even count the number of murder scenes and bodies I have seen, fatal accidents and suicides.
Sometimes these images continue to sadden me. Not enough to depress me, but still they bring a tear to my eye and make me sad. How do others in teh feild deal with it. I'm single, live alone, and seldom drink. Any suggestion?
Bart
Some of teh worse are not that graphic.....A house fire in Sheastown, about an hour and a half away, a father and three little girls burnt to death. It was on a weekend and it was Monday when I was sent out. There wasn't alot of damage. The fire commissioner ruled it a fat fire. When I got there the windows had been bored up, but there was a swing set and the girls toys in the front yard. I have seen alot of dead bodies, but still this images continues to haunt me. Another was a fatal roll over on the Trans Canada Highway, by the time I arrived, all that was left was the acr, still the drivers salt and pepper hat, and his shoe remain there. Another image, and another accident, on Pitt's Memorial drive and a drunk driving accident. I arrived before the police, a man, that worked as a handy man for one our anchors laided lying on the ground, a vast river of bluish red blood was flowing along the pavement, but worse again. 10 years ago, there was a trans AM accident on windgap road in flatrock. I arrived quickly, although it was about 20 kilometres from where I lived. Even before the police. The car was on fire, trapped and still alive, and screaming in the backseat was a teenager. He seatbelt was stuck, and he couldn't get out of the wreck. The fire departemnt tried to free him, but they couldn't fight back the flames. I don't know what was worse the screams or the smell. It something I will never forget.
For some reason these images stick with me and remain very vivid. I can even count the number of murder scenes and bodies I have seen, fatal accidents and suicides.
Sometimes these images continue to sadden me. Not enough to depress me, but still they bring a tear to my eye and make me sad. How do others in teh feild deal with it. I'm single, live alone, and seldom drink. Any suggestion?
Bart