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13 November, 2025

Editing, manipulating, lying, fake – towards an agreement of the meaning of words

By Peter Schu

13 November, 2025

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Stewart Waller on Editing, manipulating, lying, fake – towards an agreement of the meaning of words
In photojournalism at UNC in the early 90s, we discussed the ethics of photography as it applies to journalism a…
Roger on Editing, manipulating, lying, fake – towards an agreement of the meaning of words
One place where these issues are, in my opinion, sensibly discussed is in the Natural Landscape Photography Awards at https://naturallandscapeawards.com/rules/.…
Hamish Gill on Editing, manipulating, lying, fake – towards an agreement of the meaning of words
I had a feeling this post would trigger some interesting discussion - excellent counterpoint, Bob!

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