JF Leroy responds ‘My position here is that of an insurance company.’ | duckrabbit

JF Leroy responds ‘My position here is that of an insurance company.’ — duckrabbit

Yesterday duckrabbit published a post criticizing the photo industry for selling a set of pictures of the aftermath of the Haitian Earthquake…

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Yesterday duckrabbit published a post criticizing the photo industry for selling a set of pictures of the aftermath of the Haitian Earthquake but refusing to compensate the photographer because he had shared them on a twitpic.  Much of my criticism was aimed at JF Leroy, the Director of Visa Pour L’Image (a photojournalism festival).  You can read the full post here. Today we are printing Leroy’s response in full