Deshpande's View on National Geographic

Shekhar Deshpande creates an article most interesting, mind boggling and crucial for mankind to think about. “The confident gaze,” named by the author to suggest ideas about what National Geographic may be sending mixed messages to the American people. He shares pictures, stories, and claims many things about hunger, suffering, and photography. His details can make you wonder, whether your on his side of the story or the other end of the spectrum.

Shekhar Deshpande claims, “they are great in providing excruciating details of misery, the unpreparedness of a youngster in the rain or the paucity of food and water on the pavement.” Deshpande suggests that the magazine of National Geographic creates as many pictures as they can of misery, sadness and poverty. The photographers would capture a picture of this boy that is suffering in the wet, cold rain rather than a bright sunny day. The photographers of National Geographic loves to capture the essence of hunger and loss.

National Geographic shows poverty because that is what India is mostly made of. There aren’t as many rich and flourishing places in India as the Western Hemisphere. America provides hotel, rich cities, and consumerism. India gives rich culture, religion, history, and hospitality. The great county of India includes one billion people in which the poverty level is high and more people are living in the size of an American bedroom as their house.

Deshpande states, “human suffering becomes worth a good image.” Shekhar Deshpande conveys to the American public that the life of human that suffers and is in great pain provides a beautiful and glorious picture in the magazine of National Geographic.

Suffering captures the curiosity, wonder, and phenomenon of the eye of the beholder. In magazine, ads and the internet whether it is the misery of a human or a dog, it still catches your attention because you see the sorrow. If you saw happiness and joy, instinctively you would skip over it because the people are having more fun or in a better situation than you are. Yet at times happy people make you just want to smile! So the big question is,” do photographers capture suffering on purpose?”