Photos in the News

You can't photograph your own car?

A Mustang car club wanted to publish a calendar with photos, but the printing company refused, saying that Ford would first have to give permission. In the end, Ford said, "All you have to do is ask!" But is that right? If you buy something, can't you photograph it? And then can't you use that photograph however you wish? Not necessarily!

When is a photographer a terrorist?

Does foreknowledge of a car-bomb turn a photographer into a terrorist? When that photographer spends time with terrorists so he can get dramatic video or stills that Western media outlets want and pay handsomely to use, isn't that profiting from death? See what others think! Share your thoughts!

No photos on public street?

Can there really be a situation where you can't photograph on a public street? Yes, according to the Washington Post, there is such a situation. When a street is leased to and managed by a private company, they get to set the rules, even if it took public funds to create that street in the first place. Is that fair? What do you think?

A Photo Spins Out of Control

Emory points to a story about a pretty girl and what happens when her photo gets on the Internet. An accomplished athlete, Allison Stokke had won a 2004 California state pole vaulting title, broken five national records and earned a scholarship to the University of California, but it was a photo of her adjusting her hair that brought celebrity knocking on her door. Maria Sharapova and Anna Kournikova became sex symbols via tennis, so why not a poll vaulting princess? Maybe because she doesn't want it? But in the day of the Internet, does she have any choice? Join the discussion!

Should This Photographer Be Fired?

When a photographer clones out a fellow photographer's leg from the background of a news photo, should he be fired? How does that leg add news value to that photo, someone asks. What do you think?