Image culture thoughts

I feel that images today have become a very important part of society. Everyone has access to a camera of some sort, whether it be on a phone of a digital camera. Photos show what is important to a person as well as what they might be going through. The Hurricane Katrina example is a good example of how photos affect people of today for showing the devastation that happened. For more recent news there's the earthquake and tsunami that happened in Japan. Photos were seen all over he Internet and the news of the devastation and harm that nature caused. Without photos or videos we may not know he damage that happened over there and didn't realize that it was a good idea to prepare and have a plan in case a natural disaster like that could happen.