Ethics – The Click

Warping Reality: Adobe’s Neural Filters are Ripe for Mayhem – PhotoShelter Blog

Face tuning apps have thrived for years in the mobile phone ecosystem, allowing users to make subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) changes to their appearance for a selfie-obsessed generation. Some consumers use the tools to get closer to the generic cele

Post date October 21, 2020
Post categories In Ethics

Did President Trump Stage Photos While Being Treated for COVID-19? – PhotoShelter Blog

On Saturday, while President Donald Trump was being treated for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the AP distributed two handout photos taken by White House photographer Joyce Boghosian. Jon Ostrower, the Editor-in-chief of The Air

Classes Delve into Photography Ethics – Feature Shoot

As digital photography radically democratizes the medium, taking it out of the provenance of a once-elite group of imagemakers and gatekeepers, the subject of ethics in photography has come to…

Post date September 20, 2020
Post categories In Ethics

Magnum photographer Alec Soth accused of plagiarism by Chicago artist Tonika Johnson | The Art Newspaper

On commission for the New York Times, Soth says he had "no knowledge" of the the long-term project by the Chicago resident and documentary photographer

The Atlantic tried to artistically show gender dysphoria on its cover. Instead it damaged the trust of transgender readers. – Poynter

A 2018 Atlantic cover story about families with transgender teenagers misgendered its cover model and crossed ethical boundaries in the process.

Post date September 3, 2020
Post categories In Ethics

An Open Letter to Olivia Arthur. President of Magnum Photos. — duckrabbit

Dear Olivia, I’m writing to you following the statement that you made after the Magnum Photos archive was taken offline...

Magnum’s Problems are Bigger than David Alan Harvey – Disphotic

Yesterday the Magnum Photo Agency announced that it was suspending long time member David Alan Harvey while it investigates a specific allegation of sexual harassment. This comes on the tail of sev…

Magnum Suspends David Alan Harvey Over Harassment Allegations

In a shocking photo industry development, the renowned Magnum Photos agency has officially suspended prominent photojournalist David Alan Harvey while it

Magnum Photos Will Reexamine Its Archive Following Outcry Against Child Exploitation Images

A photographic series by Magnum photographer David Alan Harvey includes photos of a partially undressed minor, featuring the tags “Prostitute,” “Breast,” and “Teenage girl - 13 to 18 years.”

Post date August 18, 2020
Post categories In Ethics

Magnum Will Review Its Entire Archive in Response to Child Exploitation Controversy

Earlier today, Magnum Photos announced that it would be conducting a thorough internal review of its entire archive. The decision comes one week after a

Post date August 15, 2020
Post categories In Ethics

NBA Strips Photographer’s Credentials Over Offensive Kamala Harris Post

A freelance photographer who has been working with the NBA for several years has been kicked out of the league's Orlando "bubble" after he was called out

Post date August 15, 2020
Post categories In Access & Censorship, Ethics
Tags Bill Baptist

Magnum Under Fire for Selling Photos of ‘Teenage’ Sex Workers from 1989

Magnum Photos and prominent photojournalist David Alan Harvey are under scrutiny online today after some of Harvey's photographs labeled as 'Teenage'

The Photo Bill of Rights – PhotoShelter Blog

PhotoShelter's Caitlyn Edwards interviews co-authors Jai Lennard, Jovelle Tamayo and Tara Pixley to discuss the Photo Bill of Rights.

Post date July 29, 2020
Post categories In Ethics

Truthmark is a photography database aiming to stop misuse in fake news

Initiated by Canon with agency Uncle Grey Copenhagen, it allows photographers to upload images together with the stories and contexts behind them, aiming to curtail misappropriation.

Link:
https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/truthmark-photo-database-canon-uncle-grey-copenhagen-photography-280720?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+itsnicethat%2FSlXC+%28It%27s+Nice+That%29

Post date July 28, 2020
Post categories In Copyright, Ethics

David Burnett: Letter to the NPPA on Ethics – PhotoShelter Blog

Editor’s note: Photojournalist David Burnett recently penned a letter to the National Press Photographers Association in response to the discussion around photographic ethics and the publication of the Photo Bill of Rights. With his permission, we are rep

Post date July 7, 2020
Post categories In Ethics
Tags David Burnett

Fox News runs digitally altered images in coverage of Seattle’s protests, Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone | The Seattle Times

Fox News published digitally altered and misleading photos on stories about Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in what photojournalism experts called a clear violation of ethical standards for news organizations.

Link:
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/fox-news-runs-digitally-altered-images-in-coverage-of-seattles-protests-capitol-hill-autonomous-zone/

Post date June 15, 2020
Post categories In Ethics

Podcast: Photojournalists Have a Heated Ethics Debate & Black Photographers Create the VogueChallenge – PhotoShelter Blog

As photographers responded to the controversial Poynter article entitled “Photographers are being called on to stop showing protesters’ face. Should they?” PhotoShelter co-founder Allen Murabayashi published a series of pieces that intensified the convers

Post date June 15, 2020
Post categories In Access & Censorship, Audio & Podcasts, Ethics

On Ethics, The First Amendment, and Photographing Protestors’ Faces – PhotoShelter Blog

A vigorous, sometimes vitriolic debate has erupted in photography circles around whether to photograph protestors’ faces.

Post date June 10, 2020
Post categories In Access & Censorship, Ethics

Yunghi Kim: “Is agreeing NOT to show a person’s face against the ethics of journalism?” – PhotoShelter Blog

Editor’s note: Veteran photojournalist Yunghi Kim (@yunghi) sent me the following thoughts after the publication of my article about the ethics of showing protestors’ faces. My professional perspective is that there is a problem with the Poynter piece “Ph

Post date June 8, 2020
Post categories In Access & Censorship, Ethics

No, Photojournalists Aren’t Advocating the Blurring of Faces at Protests – PhotoShelter Blog

In the midst of global protests in support of #BlackLivesMatter, the Poynter Institute caused a ruckus within the photojournalism industry last week with the provocatively titled “Photographers are being called on to stop showing protestors’ faces. Should

Post date June 8, 2020
Post categories In Access & Censorship, Ethics