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|description_of_content=A public exhibition displaying the work of internationally acclaimed photojournalists; the show covered everything from scenes of war-victims to natural disasters to landscapes. | |description_of_content=A public exhibition displaying the work of internationally acclaimed photojournalists; the show covered everything from scenes of war-victims to natural disasters to landscapes. | ||
Examples of censored photographs: | Examples of censored photographs: | ||
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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". | ||
|description_of_result=To protest the incident, some contributing artists withdrew their work from the show. The photographs deemed "too distressing" were isolated from the other works and placed in an "indoor setting", where they were made available to visitors. | |description_of_result=To protest the incident, some contributing artists withdrew their work from the show. The photographs deemed "too distressing" were isolated from the other works and placed in an "indoor setting", where they were made available to visitors. | ||