Most photographers don't get a good photo with each camera snap. They capture what's happening as it happens and go back to find it. So while Drew didn't capture any other photos - apparently - that took the nation's eye, this photo is still an excellent one.
It's that you call it snuff porn and dismiss its value as art. While I understand where you're coming from, I most wholeheartedly disagree - capturing an event as it happens requires quite a lot of courage and it results in really opening an audience's eyes as it happens.
Most photographers don't get a good photo with each camera snap. They capture what's happening as it happens and go back to find it. So while Drew didn't capture any other photos - apparently - that took the nation's eye, this photo is still an excellent one.