Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] fired for Photoshopping
From: Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 09:05:04 -0800

On 4/4/03 Oliver Bryk  wrote:

>I am disturbed by the readiness to condemn the photographer without taking
>into account the broader context in which the result of his image
>manipulation was propagated. I agree with Martin that there is a system
>problem. Assigning one hundred percent of the blame to the combat
>photographer and zero to the picture editor back home strikes me as too
>simplistic. 

So, just to be clear, the picture editor is supposed to know that tampering had
taken place? 

Isn't there an assumption that what was sent is the real thing? If this
assumption isn't valid then we may NEVER AGAIN be able to trust any digital
image we see anywhere.

The photog crossed a HUGE line. I hope he finds a way home.

adam Bridge
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