LAT Doctored Photos
Charles Johnson
Wed Apr 2, 2003 at 9:13 am PST • Views: 743
The LA Times photographer who was fired for altering a front page photo says he did it to “improve the composition.”
Apparently, “improve the composition” means: to make it look as if Iraqi civilians are being menaced by a British soldier.
Here’s the first photo:
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The second photo:
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And the altered photo:
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Notice: he took the photo of the man holding a baby, and combined it with the image of the soldier shouting and holding up his hand—and enlarged the soldier.
Frank says: