Can a photograph lie or mislead? it's an interesting subject.
Here is an example, taken on the streets of Glasgow.
I don't usually photograph homeless people, it doesn't feel right to me. But this exchange caught my eye.
It looks like the man is remonstrating with the young woman, but he's not, he was telling her where she could find help and shelter.
It made me realise that care is needed when taking or presenting street photographs.
#photography #streetphotography #ethics
@stevenlawson when I was a Greenpeace activist we got a lot of training on this. One moment can be the image that gets on the front pages, and if there's a way you can be taken to look angry, that's what will be used. Had to be extremely careful.