Wildlife Photographer Exposed as Fraud...

[deep_creek]

I came across an article of possible interest this morning.

From the summary on slashdot.org:

"Nobody knows better than Award-winning wildlife photographer Terje Helleso how hard it can be to get that perfect shot in an out-of-the-way location. That's why he used stock photos. The 47-year-old award photographer passed off hundreds of stock photos as his own over the course of several years. From the article: "On Wednesday, a deeply regretful Helleso spoke to local radio. He gave economic problems as a reason, but mostly it was about his own unreasonably high demands on himself to be successful, he said. 'I was under pressure, mostly from myself, and I gave in to temptation. Looking back, I’m surprised that I got away with it for so long, and that I managed to keep up appearances to my wife and everyone else,' he said."

Article Source Link here: Celebrated Wildlife Photographer Exposed as Fraud in Sweden | World | Epoch Times (theepochtimes.com)

from the article:

[groovyone]

TERJE HELLESØ

[deep_creek]

Originally Posted by groovyone

TERJE HELLESØ

so busted...

partial translation from your link: "Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Terje Hellesøe not get to keep the title as the Year Nature Photographer of the 2010th The jury has determined that it probably has been manipulated images even before 2011. How to cheat discovered photographer Terje Hellesøe was accused of a jaktvårdskonsulent who doubted Terje many alleged encounters with predators. Game management Consultant also said that he had a..."

[Abel]

more pics:
Terjade foton – översikt « TERJE HELLESØ

[MHampton]

Very sad....

[Jim Victory]

This is not uncommon in the wildlife photography world. Manipulation of photos by some of the best have become almost the norm. Maybe not to the level of this but far from what the original capture looked like.

It is not easy to get those kinds of shots in the wild. If your financial well being depends on it your going to have to work very hard to find that kind of shot on a regular basis.

[ngoduyviet]

Originally Posted by deep_creek

I came across an article of possible interest this morning.

From the summary on slashdot.org:

"Nobody knows better than Award-winning wildlife photographer Terje Helleso how hard it can be to get that perfect shot in an out-of-the-way location. That's why he used stock photos. The 47-year-old award photographer passed off hundreds of stock photos as his own over the course of several years. From the article: "On Wednesday, a deeply regretful Helleso spoke to local radio. He gave economic problems as a reason, but mostly it was about his own unreasonably high demands on himself to be successful, he said. 'I was under pressure, mostly from myself, and I gave in to temptation. Looking back, I’m surprised that I got away with it for so long, and that I managed to keep up appearances to my wife and everyone else,' he said."

Article Source Link here: Celebrated Wildlife Photographer Exposed as Fraud in Sweden | World | Epoch Times (theepochtimes.com)

from the article:

Hey, a fellow ./er. I've been reading that site religiously since college.