Was it Tuesday? I think so. I was sent to the scene of a tragic construction accident. A construction worker was killed when a trench caved in on him, covering him in several feet of dirt.

I stood out in the bitter cold for a few hours as the Heavy Rescue Team worked to free his body. The whole time, I wondered about the ending of my part in this story. Namely, what about photos of the body when they finally free him from the trench?

As a photojournalist, you pretty much always take the photograph. You can make the hard decisions about how to use the photo later. At the Tribune, editors will make that tough decision, and only after a lot of discussion.

But when the rescue team was ready to remove the body, they made the decision for us by stringing up red plastic tarps to block the view the other news cameras: