South African photographer Pieter Hugo’s work focusing on contemporary Africa is now well-known around the world. For him, documentary photography is a “type of ecstatic experience where one looks at the pictures and one experiences truth, even if it’s not the truth of an accountant.” We talked with him a while back about his experience shooting Nigerian entertainers-cum-debt-collectors known for their pet hyenas, which the townfolk consider to be witches.
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Diary 2012 - The Meads
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Real life caveman
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Every day, the work of photographers is being used without their consent
French Ad Campaign for Photographers’ Rights, from French photographers organization Union des Photographes Professionnels (UPP).
Here’s a statement from UPP:
‘It’s obvious that professional photographers are not being listened to. So, for the first time, we’re speaking to the photographic community with an image. We hope to raise awareness among the public, as well as the media and the government, about photographers’ problems. Each day, photographers are faced with decreasing rates. They are forced to compete against image libraries that are offering vile prices. These practices are infringing on photographers’ moral rights.’
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