By: Brandon Chapple
As a photojournalist, I am immediately drawn to things out of the ordinary. Not that people from Saudi Arabia are unusual, but for a white kid from a moderately small American town, a room full of men in headdress is not something I see on a daily basis.
Being out of our comfort zone not only works great for us photojournalists forcing us to work just a little harder to understand what is going on, but is also is a great thing for people in general.
A little understanding in this world can go a very long way. From enemies of past world disputes all the way to the spooky, elusive cave-dwellers that apparently threaten existence as we know it, one of the biggest tactics used to alienate people is misrepresentation and misunderstanding.
I don’t claim to have all the answers and there are people out there who want nothing more but to hurt others, but I will say it is a fact that most people in this world are good-natured. All it takes to turn a “terrorist” into a neighbor is simply a good meal and a good conversation.
Its been my experience as a photojournalist, as shown by the picture above, that everybody loves to have a good time, and if the world can’t agree on the fact that everyone loves to party, then this isn’t the world for me.
