rapyke Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 <p><strong>"Photographer Terje Hellesö, recipient of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency's Nature Photographer of the Year award, has been reported to police after admitting that he manipulated a number of his pictures of predatory animals."</strong><br> http://www.thelocal.se/35964/20110905/</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsperry Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 A photographer reported to the police for bad photoshopping. Hmmm Honestly, I think there are worse things to ponder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve m smith Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 <p>Is that a criminal offence?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indraneel Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 <p>umm.. false advertising for a wildlife photography business...? it had to happen someday...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhbebb Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 <p>I doubt if this will come to court, but for sure his award will be rescinded and his professional reputation will (justifiably) be trashed forever.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverhaas Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 <p>I don't know how seriously the Swedes take fraud, but that is basically what the person filing the claim is saying occured.</p> <p>Both from a prize perspective and from a waste of government resources, since as far as I could tell from the article, authroities used his photos as evidence that there were "wild" or dangerous creatures around, then spent government resources trying to hunt that which did not exist in the area.</p> <p>Reputation shot, possibly he could have to pay restitution to the government for any efforts they made in trying to track down Lynx and or Racoon Dogs.</p> <p>Dave</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 <p>This is what happens when you have a society with insufficient crime and mayhem.</p> Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwest1 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 <p>Wow, sad to see this happening. (To the people who were duped: not the photographer.) It may seem petty to some, but if he knowingly provided altered images that wasted government resources, that's some serious fraud.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve m smith Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 <blockquote> <p>authroities used his photos as evidence that there were "wild" or dangerous creatures around, then spent government resources trying to hunt that which did not exist in the area.</p> </blockquote> <p>Whilst I do not condone the photographer's actions in faking a picture, that is really the government's problem, not his.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapyke Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 <p>An update to the original story can be found here: http://www.thelocal.se/36106/20110913/</p> <p>The photographer has been stripped of his award and is also being investigated for fraud by the police...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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