No matter how graphic in nature, Photo Journalism is an art-form and a form of free-expression.
More importantly, it's a necessary tool in the education and sharing of both the good and evil events which unfortunately take place on this planet of ours on a daily basis.
Imagine being a small-town Brazilian resident. And upon awakening, eating your breakfast, and then going outside to enjoy the sunshine, find the body of a young dead women lying in the roadway.
This past Saturday morning, for residents of Macarani—a tiny town in the drug-infested North-East region of Brazil—this was their personal reality, and a sight that will likely haunt their dreams forever.
20-year-old Veronica Santos, just out of her teens, was killed and stuffed inside a large pink shopping bag—then found exposed, in a fetal position, along a dirt-covered road.
A mother of two, Santos was known for being deeply involved in the local drug-trafficking trade.
She was stabbed and beaten to death.
Santos will feel never again feel any pain.
For the two young children who are now left behind to carry-on without their mother, however, the pain, emotional trauma, and memories of this event will undoubtedly last a lifetime.
"Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword" (Matthew 26:52, King James Version)
*I'm @cagestokerblog on Twitter. **Photos courtesy of dar.com
