Category Archives: Photos and illustration

The Economist and digital-image manipulation

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Larry Cornies

Since the advent of digital photography in the early 1990s, there have been hundreds of cases of manipulation of news photographs by newspapers and magazines for editorial, artistic and cosmetic purposes. The practice, of course, preceded Photoshop and its competitors: … Continue reading →

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William Calley and the ghosts of My Lai

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Larry Cornies

Anyone old enough to remember the Vietnam War will recall the infamous My Lai massacre. It was a seminal event in the history of that war because of its effect on public support for U.S. involvement there. Millions of Americans … Continue reading →

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Toronto Mayor David Miller and the Maclean’s cover

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Larry Cornies

The cover illustration on the July 27 issue of Maclean’s, constructed from a series of manipulated images, certainly is, well, provocative. It features a less-than-flattering image of Toronto Mayor David Miller stuffed into an aluminum garbage can, banana peel adorning … Continue reading →

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