"The Importance of Ethics in Photography"

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https://photographylife.com/the-importance-of-ethics-in-photography

Really good article by Nasim Mansurov. Being a "victim" of photo theft many times over, i can totally relate to that particular portion of his article.

 

[JH Foto]

Some good points here however
[h=3]Plagiarism is something else, I know of many areas where you can go to shoot the same image as the ones you see published.[/h]

 

[J-see]

I think we better reserve unethical for those subjects it matters.

Photography never was "pure".

To add: especially his views on photoshopping I find humorous. He should keep in mind that the photographer gets paid to create a product that must meet the demands of the customer. How much it looks like the original subject is irrelevant. How much it looks like the customer has in mind is what it is about.

Go back into history and wonder if those portraits that got painted look exactly as the customer they portray. Some got manipulated more than the photos of this day.