World Press Photo Eliminates 20 Percent of Images for Manipulation
Along with the announcement of the World Press Photo winners, TIME reported that 20 percent of the images that reached the second-to-last round of judging were disqualified for “excessive post-processing.” Particularly problematic was the sports category. Last year, James Estrin reported in the LENS blog that 8 percent of the finalists’ images were disqualified for manipulation.
Stepan Rudik’s 2010 3rd Place winning entry was disqualified for excessive burning that eliminated a foot in the background.
World Press Photo managing direct Lars Boering told TIME, “It seems some photographers can’t resist the temptation to aesthetically …read more
Via: Photoshelter
