When—And When Not—To Show the Blood
An Interview With Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer William Snyder
William Snyder, a four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, is a former director of photography at the Dallas Morning News and current chair of the photojournalism program at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Recently, photographer Louie Palu interviewed Snyder about his approach to photographs both as man behind the camera and as editor behind the desk.
Q: When you were a photo editor, what were guidelines for publishing or not publishing photographs of victims of violence or war?
A: The main rule is whether it’s pertinent to the story—if it tells the story or …
