JudeIscariot
Senior Member
Pissed-Off Photographer: Lhota Stole My Gritty NYC Picture For His Pandering Ad: Gothamist
Now they're stealing photos, too!
Yesterday, Joe Lhota's mayoral campaign released a TV ad intended to scare people into thinking that a Mayor de Blasio will let NYC descend back into 1970s- and 1980s-era violence and riots. One of the images used was by photographer Matt Weber, who never authorized Lhota's campaign to feature it. Weber tells us, "I am a Democrat, but this is way beyond political as I have now been documenting New York for thirty years, and I'm concerned with people not paying for photos and even worse, stealing them. I am also very upset at having my work help someone I do not intend to vote for, especially since the image was stolen!"
Now they're stealing photos, too!
Yesterday, Joe Lhota's mayoral campaign released a TV ad intended to scare people into thinking that a Mayor de Blasio will let NYC descend back into 1970s- and 1980s-era violence and riots. One of the images used was by photographer Matt Weber, who never authorized Lhota's campaign to feature it. Weber tells us, "I am a Democrat, but this is way beyond political as I have now been documenting New York for thirty years, and I'm concerned with people not paying for photos and even worse, stealing them. I am also very upset at having my work help someone I do not intend to vote for, especially since the image was stolen!"