Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I too am a one-time subscriber, and on-and-off reader of The Economist for nearly forty years. While I am very sympathetic to the notion that photojournalism and re-touching do not sit easily together, I *expect* The Economist's cover to be an illustration. I believe that George has justified his position with supreme elegance here. Economist covers are illiustrations, not documentary, whether they be cartoon style or photo-style. There are plenty of examples on the Facebook page of manipulated photographic images, and the present cover is but another in the same vein. On 9 July 2010 15:12, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote: > --snip > > As a former subscriber and occasional current reader > (at the library or pass along copies from friends) > I EXPECT The Economist cover to be > either a photo or other media ILLUSTRATION; > as that is their very long tradition. > > Do we really need to be told what we're looking at in these? > <http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=71579&id=6013004059&ref=share> > > --snip