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Is Game Farm Photography Cheating?

Heralded American Nature Photographer Tom Mangelsen Says It's An Issue Worth Debating

Is Game Farm Photography Cheating?Barry Bonds, the American baseball player, holds the sport's greatest record—hitting more home runs than any other slugger in history.  But the former star athlete will forever be tarnished with an asterisk beside his name.

The reason is that Bonds stands accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, which purists say is cheating.  To herald him, critics say, cheapens the toil and achievement of his predecessors who tallied remarkable statistics based on natural talent alone.

Within the ranks of professional wildlife photography, there is a parallel principle in play. This one involves the ethical question of paying for animal

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Written by Todd Wilkinson

Categorized As: Nature Photography

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