By Mondo Times editors
Boulder Colorado USA
Posted on June 14, 2010 at 9:44am

National Geographic Magazine Admits Photo Fraud

-- Plus "10 Major Photoshopping Scandals," Business Insider reported on June 11, 2010:

"Recently, National Geographic ran a photo by William Lascelles that had won the magazine's February 2010 Your Shot competition.

Some readers called [the photo] into question because of the six perfectly symmetrical fighter jets in the upper left hand corner.

Turns out they were right!

NatGeo has admitted:

'After he learned that it had been chosen for the magazine, Lascelles told our writer that frame was “a lucky shot.” He confirmed that statement for our researcher. When Senior Photo Editor Susan Welchman asked him, prior to publication, to verify the image with the next photo in his shooting sequence, Lascelles sent her another picture of the dog—head turned this time—with the same jets above. It turned out to be a fake, too. William Lascelles has now admitted that he fabricated both images he sent us.'"

The full story:
http://www.businessinsider.com/natgeo-cops-to-recent-photo-fraud-plus-10-major-photoshopping-scandals-2010-6

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