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Plagiarism Allegations in World Press Photo Contest
- The World Press Photo competition always draws controversy, but this year it’s not because of photo manipulation or staging, it’s because of alleged plagiarism.
- Two photographers covered the same story multiple years apart and captured strikingly similar photos. Do you think this is plagiarism? Is it possible that both photographers just happened to capture similar images? Even if the other photographer was influenced by the previous photographer can one call that plagiarism?
- The photo of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shows a unique instance of a happy accident, where in another photographers flash helped provide a unique and magical light to an already great moment.
- What are some happy accidents that have occurred while you were shooting?
Are You or a Commodity?
- We’ve talked many times about the over saturation of our market and how anyone can be a photographer if they just buy the equipment. Well Heather Lahtinen of the Flourish Academy sees things differently.
- She promotes the idea that customers are hiring people, not photos, so in order to not compete on price you need to get yourself to stand out. How do you make yourself different from everyone else to the point where clients choose you for your style?
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