vrijdag, augustus 15, 2003
The North Carolina Press Photographers Association N.C.P.P.A. has rescinded three awards given to Observer photographer Patrick Schneider in its 2002 statewide competition. The board ruled that Schneider had altered the editorial content of some photos he entered by overly darkening some portions in the digital editing process.
NCPPA president Chuck Liddy said Schneider violated the code of ethics of the National Press Photographers Association: "In documentary photojournalism, it is wrong to alter the content of a photograph in any way (electronically, or in the darkroom) that deceives the public. In photography, we are allowed to de-emphasize backgrounds by a technique called `burning,' but in some cases his backgrounds were completely removed."
In a meeting Sunday, the NCPPA board voted 4-0 to rescind Schneider's awards. He was runner-up in the photographer of the year category; he also won third place in news picture story and honorable mention in spot news. The board reached its decision after reviewing Schneider's original digital images, furnished by The Observer. Those photos depicted how the camera recorded the scene without any computer enhancement.
After an extensive internal audit of hundreds of Schneider's original images and published photos from his six years at The Observer, the newspaper's editors determined that in three photos he used aggressive toning techniques that altered colors and background shades in a way that was not consistent with the actual scene. Nothing was added or moved in any of Schneider's photos. The audit also showed that in preparing two of his photos for the contest, Schneider used computerized enhancement techniques to turn backgrounds black, making the foreground more dramatic. Schneider received a reprimand and three days unpaid suspension.
(Waren de Zilveren Camera en de Nederlandse media maar zo principieel, dan konden ook heel wat prijswinnaars geschrapt en werknemers geschorst worden.)
foto Robin Utrecht/ANP
NCPPA president Chuck Liddy said Schneider violated the code of ethics of the National Press Photographers Association: "In documentary photojournalism, it is wrong to alter the content of a photograph in any way (electronically, or in the darkroom) that deceives the public. In photography, we are allowed to de-emphasize backgrounds by a technique called `burning,' but in some cases his backgrounds were completely removed."
In a meeting Sunday, the NCPPA board voted 4-0 to rescind Schneider's awards. He was runner-up in the photographer of the year category; he also won third place in news picture story and honorable mention in spot news. The board reached its decision after reviewing Schneider's original digital images, furnished by The Observer. Those photos depicted how the camera recorded the scene without any computer enhancement.
After an extensive internal audit of hundreds of Schneider's original images and published photos from his six years at The Observer, the newspaper's editors determined that in three photos he used aggressive toning techniques that altered colors and background shades in a way that was not consistent with the actual scene. Nothing was added or moved in any of Schneider's photos. The audit also showed that in preparing two of his photos for the contest, Schneider used computerized enhancement techniques to turn backgrounds black, making the foreground more dramatic. Schneider received a reprimand and three days unpaid suspension.
(Waren de Zilveren Camera en de Nederlandse media maar zo principieel, dan konden ook heel wat prijswinnaars geschrapt en werknemers geschorst worden.)
foto Robin Utrecht/ANP
# posted by Jan-Edward : 10:20
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