----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Franklin" Subject: Re: PDN article
> On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 20:56:14 -0600, William Robb wrote: > > > But where do you draw the line? > > Do you draw it at no editorializing? Just a bit? > > And who decides if the content has effectively changed? > > To me, that's the crux of the issue. "Beauty is in the eye of the > beholder", and so is the "meaning" of a photo. Some leave less to the > imagination than others, but photography is always an interprative art. > Who decides what doesn't matter? Who decides what is the meaning of a > photo? The creator or the viewer? Both? In the case of journalistic photography (news photos), there should be as little as possible left for interpretation. Photojournalism, or really, journalism of any kind, should be information first and foremost. William Robb
