Mudville
Ouch, babe!
This photo (below) was the original of a homeless man and a woman client
taken by Ted Szukalski, a photographer from Australia:
But, Right-Wing extremists (without the photographer's permission)
altered the photo to make this racist depiction
during the height of the Presidential Campaign:
Klan fantasy
Unwilling Kamakaze
Click here to sink to the bottom of mud pile: WARNING- NOT so very work-friendly !
Comments
I am the photographer who took the original capture. The 2nd photograph
presented in the article is an unauthorized plagiarism. I resent
anyone using my copyrighted photographs without my consent in the
first place and even more so bringing an undeserved infamy to my name
by altering them and using with ill intend. I am an Australian
photographer and American politics are as far away from my mind as are
our countries. Is this racism? I am not sure, but it is THEFT and
DEFAMATION for sure.
Please see my post from some time ago on the subject:
original story and photograph
http://www.digital-photo.com.au/2008/09/20/american-presidential-elections-and-dirty-tricks
Regards,
Ted Szukalski
PS: Just for clarity I have not granted any media or news agency any publishing or distribution rights to this image or any images derived from it (legally or otherwise) including this website.
Posted by: Ted Szukalski | January 5, 2010 4:57 PM