{"id":94360,"date":"2018-06-12T23:22:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T06:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=94360"},"modified":"2018-06-12T23:24:23","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T06:24:23","slug":"the-camera-is-mightier-than-the-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/12\/the-camera-is-mightier-than-the-sword\/","title":{"rendered":"The Camera is Mightier than the Sword"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear friend,<\/p>\n

How can you use photography as a tool for empowerment and positive social change?<\/p>\n

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Download PDF: The Camera is Mightier than the Sword<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"eric<\/p>\n

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The saying, ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ is a saying that was coined by English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839. The original context was from his play ‘The Conspiracy’:<\/p>\n

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True, This! \u00e2\u20ac\u201d
\nBeneath the rule of men entirely great
\nThe pen is mightier than the sword. Behold
\nThe arch-enchanters wand! \u00e2\u20ac\u201d itself is nothing! \u00e2\u20ac\u201d
\nBut taking sorcery from the master-hand
\nTo paralyse the C\u00c3\u00a6sars, and to strike
\nThe loud earth breathless! \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Take away the sword \u00e2\u20ac\u201d
\nStates can be saved without it!<\/p>\n

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Ignore modern society<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

The sad thing is that I think a lot of people in modern society (especially educated academics) are very pessimistic. They have little hope, optimism, and positivity. They just see doom and gloom (perpetuated by mass media), and fail to see progress, hope, and joy.<\/p>\n

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This also happens a lot in photography: we forget the power of photography; the power of photography to change the hearts and minds of others.<\/p>\n

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\"eric<\/p>\n

There are some pessimists who say that photography doesn’t have any power anymore; but I beg to disagree.<\/p>\n

Photography (or the camera) is mightier than the sword.<\/p>\n

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