The BIG PICTURE - A Camera, A Young Woman, An Uncompromising Ethic

Literature & Fiction

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Freyja is a young. ambitious photographer. By chance she takes pictures of demonstration that turns deadly. Powerful people, try to to suppress her photos with threats and bribes but she perseveres. People close to her are compromised. Freyja is not. The pictures influence the outcome of an election but things don’t change. Freyja leaves the country on assignment to photograph the Mexican drug war. Her lover is murdered by the cartels. She discovers that the cartels have a connection back home. Freyja returns home to expose the corruption. Again her camera plays a significant role. She succeeds with the help of friends she’d previously written off. Freyja realizes not everything is black and white, and how you view the big picture depends entirely on your perspective.

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Author Biography

Rod Raglin is a journalist, photographer and keen environmentalist living on the west coast of Canada. He’s the author of thirteen self-published novels, a collection of short stories and two plays. To read excerpts of his work visit his Amazon author page at https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B003DS6LEU
His short fiction and poetry frequently appear in online publications. For links to short stories and poems accepted and published individually or in an anthology most of which are free to read, visit https://revuecommunitynews.com/rod-raglin-author
He blogs about ‘Writing – the experience’ at http://rodraglin.wordpress.com/
Follow him on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/rodraglin and on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013287676486

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Meet Freyja

Some people say you can tell more about an author by reading their fiction than by reading their memoir. Memoirs are basically a person's "spin" on their life. As Oscar Wilde said, “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person”. Fiction, however, is a mask the author wears and to complete the Wilde quote, “Give him a mask, and he will tell the truth." The character of Freyja feels the way most of us do, at least sometimes, about family, friends, lovers, society, authority, politicians. The difference is she tells them and always acts accordingly. After I created my heroine, I had pause to consider. "Is this how I really feel?"

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The BIG PICTURE - A Camera, A Young Woman, An Uncompromising Ethic

“Whew.” She gave her head a shake and smiled. “So, Freyja. Last time we met I was adjudicating your work at the College’s show. How are the classes going?”

“I quit six months ago.”

Carly raised her eyebrows. “Yes, well you’re very talented and what is it they say, those who can do, and those who can’t teach?”

That pretty much summed up Freyja’s opinion of her instructors so no argument there.

Carly slipped her arms out of her coat but kept the matching cashmere scarf and hat on. “Perhaps the question should be how’s the career going?”

It was an opportunity to spin positive, exaggerate, even fabricate her infinitesimal accomplishments, but Carly’s discerning dark eyes told her the woman had heard all the bullshit before – many, many times.

“It’s not.”

Carly’s laugh crinkled her crow’s feet but smoothed the upper lip lines. “I like honesty.” She took a long drink of her dark roast. “Maybe we can do something about that.”

The BIG PICTURE - A Camera, A Young Woman, An Uncompromising Ethic

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The BIG PICTURE - A Camera, A Young Woman, An Uncompromising Ethic

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The BIG PICTURE - A Camera, A Young Woman, An Uncompromising Ethic

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