Sunday, April 15, 2007

Award-winning photographer loses job over manipulated photos

Allan Detrich, a one-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and four-time Ohio News Photographer of the Year, resigned when The Toledo Blade started an investigation about the authenticity of his images.

Here's the NPPA article: Toledo Blade Discovers Dozens Of Doctored Detrich Photos

Here's The Blade's apologetical article, including a PDF with some of the images: A basic rule: Newspaper photos must tell the truth

2 comments:

cata said...

cit de departe e america mai andrei!

Luiza Puiu said...

:) chiar am auzit de un batranel de la un ziar local care dupa ce face doua-trei poze la un meci, inainte de a le scana, le perforeaza pentru a adauga o minge. (Cu PERFORATOR din acela care elimina doua cerculete de la marginea foii ca sa poata fi prinse intr-un dosar..)
mi s-a parut asa funny :)