Well it seems that the scandal of fauxtojournalist Souvid Datta has set the cat amongst the pigeons and unleashed a very timely investigation of the entire photographic industry by the people who are most concerned with it, that is, other photojournalists. Of course within any industry that thrives on ego stroking from its audience and …
I am oscillating between amusement, loathing and pity at the moment at the very mention of the name Souvid Datta. Photojournalist Datta, has just been publicly outted for one of the most outrageous flimflams known in photography in the last decade. Amusement, mainly, because I know there must be a bunch of curatorial and editorial … Continue reading FAUXTOGRAPHY, FAKE NEWS AND FLIMFLAM… WHAT THE “EFF” ARE WE DOING?
Lisa Hogben Photojournalist 