Op Ed: Treating Protests Like Documentary Porn is Sickening

There's a pretty big issue these days involving documentary-style photography, and it stems from the street photography community. I've seen it in several different protests. Maybe that's where I should start.

Reviews Editor Paul Ip and I have both been out to demonstrations to document what's going on. It's a significant part of our job with testing cameras and lenses. But we're not doing it for our own self-pleasure. More importantly, we're part of a company that has a celebrated history of championing the rights of minorities for years. And with this, I feel I have the power and standpoint to address the problem of documentary porn. .

treating protests like documentary porn sickening

2020-6-14 13:00

Источник: thephoblographer.com

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