{"id":43863,"date":"2015-02-12T13:15:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T13:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=43863"},"modified":"2015-04-27T14:32:47","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T13:32:47","slug":"world-press-photo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/world-press-photo-2\/","title":{"rendered":"World Press Photo reveals scale of manipulated entry rejections (update 4.40pm)"},"content":{"rendered":"\"BREAKING<\/a>\n

[UPDATE 4.40pm: Adds the number of photos rejected by World Press Photo]<\/strong><\/p>\n

World Press Photo today said there is an \u2018urgent need\u2019 to create a ‘deeper understanding’ of issues that surround\u00a0the application of post-processing standards in professional photojournalism.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s contest, won by Danish photographer Mads Nissen<\/a>, pulled in 97,912 entries from 5,692 photographers worldwide.<\/p>\n

This year, entrants were told to provide image files for each entry, as recorded by the camera, up to the final stages before submission.<\/p>\n

A World Press Photo spokeswoman has this afternoon told\u00a0Amateur Photographer\u00a0<\/em>that\u00a0judges\u00a0ended up rejecting 20 entries from proceeding to the finals stage.<\/p>\n

\u2018For 92 stories and singles, the unprocessed files were requested for analysis during the penultimate round,\u2019 explained the World Press Photo\u00a0spokeswoman.<\/p>\n

\u2018All but two photographers submitted their unprocessed files upon request. Those two entries did not proceed to the final round.<\/p>\n

\u2018After reviewing the [independent] experts\u2019 report and debating the issues, the jury decided that 20 entries were not eligible for the finals.<\/p>\n

\u2018That is 22% [of] the entries at that stage still in [the] competition.\u2019<\/p>\n

Though World Press Photo believes there were \u2018no attempts to deceive or mislead\u2019 judges, the body\u2019s managing director Lars Boering said that experts spotted \u2018anomalies in a large number of files and presented their findings to the jury\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018According to the contest rules, only retouching of files that conforms to currently accepted standards in the industry is allowed, and the jury is the ultimate arbiter of these standards,\u2019 added Boering.<\/p>\n

\u2018It seems some photographers can\u2019t resist the temptation to aesthetically enhance their images during post-processing, either by removing small details to \u201cclean up\u201d an image, or sometimes by excessive toning that constitutes material change to the image.<\/p>\n

\u2018Both types of retouching clearly compromise the integrity of the image.<\/p>\n

\u2018Consequently, the jury rejected 20% of those entries that had reached the penultimate round of the contest and were therefore not considered for prizes.\u2019<\/p>\n

Last year, a World Press Photo survey of 45 industry professionals found that limited adjustment of news and documentary photographs is acceptable before publication.<\/p>\n

The Integrity of the Image<\/em><\/a> report concluded that minor alterations to photographs, such as \u2018limited cropping\u2019, toning and colour adjustment, and conversion to greyscale, are considered acceptable.<\/p>\n

However, the report conceded that what constitutes a \u2018minor\u2019 change is open to interpretation.<\/p>\n

The report\u2019s author, Dr David Campbell, said there was a clear consensus that \u2018manipulation\u2019 of an image, meaning the addition or subtraction of content, is not acceptable.<\/p>\n

The Integrity of the Image<\/em> report suggested that the process of image verification would be \u2018enhanced and encouraged\u2019 if creators and publishers were to adopt \u2018new and transparent practices detailing how an image has been made\u2019 \u2013 by creating a \u2018digital audit trail and certified workflow\u2019.<\/p>\n

Campbell said he hoped the report would encourage industry debate on the issue, following concerns about the credibility of news and documentary photos that have erupted, periodically, over the past decade.<\/p>\n

World Press Photo, which is based in\u00a0Amsterdam, today said there is a clear need for further dialogue with the industry on this topic following today\u2019s news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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