David Leeson

This last post of mine is over ACU alumni himself, David Leeson. It is quite obvious that I obsesses over editorial sports photographers, but the amount of respect I have for Leeson’s work and knowing his family when I was younger makes his photographs extremely impactful. I fear that I might find myself getting into photojournalism in the future to the point where I am on a plane to the other side of the world shooting events during warfare. But it is crucial that there are people like David Leeson out there taking those pictures to send back to America to educate us on what is happening on the other side of the world so we are not ignorant of world issues. Looking through his work, it is hard for me to pull his greatest work, because his greatest work can also be painful to look at to see malnourished children, to see soliders fighting, or see the homeless suffering on the side of the road. But overall his work has helped bring America back to reality, and no I am not talking about the reality that the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” clog our brains to be. I’m talking about the reality that not every country is as stable as America today. Yes, we are not perfect, but goodness gracious we are truly blessed that it is stable enough to where we are not in fear every time we leave our front door step. I recommend taking a deeper look into David Leeson’s work, your perspective on what is happening around the world will be changed.