[Scik]

I live in Huntington, Utah, which if you have been watching the news is the scene of the most recent mine disaster. It's a tiny town of 2,000 people, in a county of only 10,000 people. When I first heard about it, early Monday morning, my first thoughts were to see if I could get any dramatic shots of this. I don't know any of those involved personally.

As a poor photographer whose primary income comes from the sale of simple family portraits, the opportunity to freelance such a major event did seem titillating.

I did not however act upon this. Even though the town is now filled with reporters from local to nationwide, "The Emery County Review" to "CNN", I could not get myself to actually go down and take the pictures. It seemed to be a horribly tacky dilemma I have been having with myself.

So, I guess my question for everyone is... What would you do? How important is it to not miss that once in a lifetime opportunity? What would you be capable of to get the photographer job? Could you ignore your conscience to advance your career? and most importantly, am I showing scruples or idiocy?