A picture worth a thousand words — and a thousand ethical questions
From Victorian poverty photography to AI-generated images, fundraisers have always faced difficult choices about how they represent the people they serve. A panel of experts traces the history and sets out a framework for the future.
Dr Barnardo staged his photographs. Children were dressed in rags, photographed barefoot and dishevelled, and then re-shot looking clean and cared-for — to sell the before-and-after story of rescue. In 1877, the practice ended up in court.
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