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The Reuters news agency said on Monday it has cut its ties with a Beirut-based freelance photographer Adnan Hajj who it found had manipulated two photographs from the ongoing fighting in Lebanon. It also removed all 920 pictures by the photographer from its database.

The agency said that as a result of the discovery it has put in place tighter editing procedures for images from the Middle East, requiring that all such photos be reviewed by the top photo editors at Reuters’ global photo desk.

One of the photographs by Adnan Hajj showed the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on an area of suburban Beirut. It had been manipulated using Photoshop software to show more and darker smoke rising from the buildings. (see images above).

This incident has sparked off much criticism of Reuters, but it draws up questions over digital photography in general. One of the advantages of using digital raw format in photography is the ability to alter image settings after they were taken. So you could say Adnan Hajj is only using digital technology how it was intended?


:: source : reuters.com
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