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Examples of censored photographs:  
Examples of censored photographs:  
(Image at right) Paula Bronstein, from the collection "Afghanistan: Between Life and War"


James Nachteway, [http://wiki.ncac.org/File:Cens22-20130526113253896355-600x400.jpg "Scarred Man, after the Rwandan Genocide"]  
James Nachteway, [http://wiki.ncac.org/File:Cens22-20130526113253896355-600x400.jpg "Scarred Man, after the Rwandan Genocide"]  
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Conor Ashleigh, [http://wiki.ncac.org/File:Conor.jpg image of a young girl brushing her hair]
Conor Ashleigh, [http://wiki.ncac.org/File:Conor.jpg image of a young girl brushing her hair]


                                           (Photo above) Paula Bronstein, from the collection "Afghanistan: Between Life and War"
                                            


|description_of_incident=Hours before the exhibition was arranged to go on display, tourist authority "Destination New South Wales" demanded the removal of some photographic works. Nearly half of the participating artists--15 out of the 39 photojournalists--had work censored and excluded from the exhibition. Defending its decision, the tourist authority shared that the censored photographs were "too distressing" and "not family friendly".
|description_of_incident=Hours before the exhibition was arranged to go on display, tourist authority "Destination New South Wales" demanded the removal of some photographic works. Nearly half of the participating artists--15 out of the 39 photojournalists--had work censored and excluded from the exhibition. Defending its decision, the tourist authority shared that the censored photographs were "too distressing" and "not family friendly".