Travel photographer
Mar. 26th, 2009 05:31 pmPhotographer takes pictures of a 7 year old girl publishes them with her full name and face and wins awards all over the place. Talk about heaping wrong upon wrong.
Outrage continues
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Smile for the camera please
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Outrage continues
Isn't the right to privacy and dignity a basic human right deserved by the wealthy and the poor, irrespective of creed, race, national origin and age?
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Smile for the camera please
A famous Iraqi journalist travels to the USA where he gains access to a pedophile ring and gets pictures of a seven year old boy being abused by a catholic priest. The boy thought he was going to a party but it turns out the priest has something else in mind. The pictures show the boy in agony and pain.
On returning to Iraq one of the national papers decides to print the photographs for which the journalist is paid. The photos zip around the world on the net. The boy is clearly identifiable in the pictures and no effort is made to conceal his identity. Why bother? These are great photographs and after all its only a white trash American boy.
For their work the photographer is awarded some of the most prestigious photography awards in the land.
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If I had published this photo at the BBC I would be sacked and the BBC fined. The girl would be able to sue under European Human Rights legislation. I’d like to think that it would never, ever happen.