年時代十佳新聞照片(2) 孟加拉制衣廠火災
2. Taslima Akhter. Savar Dhaka, Bangladesh. April 24, 2013.
2013年4月24日，孟加拉國首都達卡郊區，攝影：塔斯利馬·阿赫特爾April 24, 2013, still remains fresh in my memory. At 9 AM when I got the news, I rushed to Rana Plaza. That morning I did not understand what a brutal thing had happened, but within hours I grasped the enormity and horror of it. The day passed with many people helping survivors and taking photos. At midnight there were still many people. I saw the frightened eyes of the relatives. Some were crying. Some were looking for their loved ones.
2013年4月24日這一天在我記憶裏鮮活依舊。上午九點鐘， 我得到消息，便衝到裏那廣場（Rana Plaza）。那天早上我並不知道這一事故的嚴重性，但後來一個小時裏我才瞭解到其恐怖之極。那天是在和衆人幫助倖存者和拍照中度過的。直至半夜，現場仍有很多人。我看到受害者親人眼中的恐懼。有的在哭泣，有的在尋找親人。Around 2 AM among the many dead bodies inside the collapse, I found a couple at the back of the building, embracing each other in the rubble. The lower parts of their bodies were stuck under the concrete. A drop of blood from the man’s eye ran like a tear. Since then, this couple remains firmly in my heart. So many questions rose in my mind. What were they thinking at the last moment of their lives? Did they remember their family members? Did they to try to save themselves?
約凌晨兩點鐘，大樓後邊被廢墟掩埋的屍體中，我看到一對擁抱的夫婦。他們的下半身被壓在石塊下。男子眼中落下的一滴血如淚般落下。從那以後，這對夫婦的形象便刻在我心上。我腦海裏涌出很多問題：他們在生命最後一刻想的是什麼？他們還記得家人嗎？他們想要挽救自己嗎？
I keep asking myself whether the dreams of these people do not matter at all. Are they not worthy of our attention because they are the cheapest labor in the world? I have received many letters from different corners of the world, expressing solidarity with the workers. Those letters inspired me so much, while this incident raised questions about my responsibility as a photographer. My photography is my protest.
我一直思考這些人的夢想是否重要。因爲他們從事世上最廉價的勞動便不值得引起我們的關注嗎？我收到世界各地的來信，信中表達對工人的鼓勵支持。我被深深地震撼了，這次事故也向我提出了有關攝影師責任感的問題。我的攝影作品就是我的抗議。
