Photography Has a Bad Name...

Photography Has a Bad Name...

...And it's "Terry Richardson." I would never be allowed on the jury if justice ever catches up to that guy, because I've long ago made up my mind. Counsel for the defense would dismiss me right away. But if you'd like to read Benjamin Wallace's controversial New York magazine cover article (which in my view is overly Richardson-friendly), here it is. (Reading the comments is actually fairly rewarding, too. I don't know why I'm so surprised by that.)

But to answer the article's title question:

Literal question: Predator; Implied question: Wrong framing. It doesn't have to be "either-or"; subtextual question: That it might be art rather than pornography as well as over-the-top workplace sexual harassment—or worse (much worse)—does not in any way, shape, or form excuse it.

I'm appalled I have to share a label with certain individuals.

Mike

(Thanks to Bruce Appelbaum)

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