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My question to Ron Haviv. How is it acceptable to work for one of the biggest arms manufacturers in the world and sell pics for an ad for a bomb and photograph victims of war & suffering? Is there not a conflict here?
Leave a CommentSelling pictures of poor, vulnerable and more often than not, black and brown people as fine art prints is wholly unethical. I ask Ami Vitale why she is doing just that.
One CommentIt’s been a tough week for photojournalism with rising star Souvid Datta on the ropes and the industry left reeling from what the British Journal of Photography described as the ‘scandal of the season.’ PetaPixel broke the original story on 03 May, alleging Datta had Photoshopped a character from a Mary Ellen Mark picture into his own work. Social media quickly melted into a frenzy and it wasn’t long before more allegations of plagiarism began to surface, including criticism of the industry. He has since admitted plagiarising the work of other photographers including Daniele Volpe, Hazel Thompson and Raul Irani. But…
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