You are in Trinidad, Chaguanas to be specific.
There is chaos all around you caused by a hurricane with severe flooding. This is a flood of biblical proportions. You are a photojournalist working for a major newspaper, and you're caught in the middle of this epic disaster.
The situation is nearly hopeless.You're trying to shoot career-making photos. There are houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing under the water. Nature is unleashing all of its destructive fury. Suddenly you see two men floundering in the water. They are fighting for their lives, trying not to be taken down with the debris. You move closer somehow the men look familiar. You suddenly realize who they are Patrick Manning and Basdeo Panday!
At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take them under .. forever. You have two options--you can save the lives of Patrick Manning and Basdeo Panday or you can shoot a dramatic award winning photo that will be sure to forever change your career, documenting the death of the country's most powerful men. So here's the question, and please give an honest answer.
Would you select high contrast color film, or would you go with the classic simplicity of black and white?
