He should have known this would cause controversy. Maybe he did and is playing it up to boost his standing in the arts community. There's nothing like a martyr to bring out the crowds.
Anyway, he didn't invent this. Back in the '80s a female photographer named Starr Ockenga made headlines far and wide when she exhibited photos of (get this) nude infants. People protested at her exhibits -- most the religious right.
Yes, I know nude infants shouldn't be cause for scandal, but this is America, and like Moster said, people here have the need to be offended over something. Someone should write a book: "A Confederacy of Hysterics."
As for the photographer here, he should be happy all he got was an online account removed. Around five years ago, Wal-Mart's photo developing department called the cops on an Arizona couple when they spotted some nude bathtub pics of their children. The parents had their children taken away by the state's Child Protective Services.
USA! USA! USA!
Anyway, he didn't invent this. Back in the '80s a female photographer named Starr Ockenga made headlines far and wide when she exhibited photos of (get this) nude infants. People protested at her exhibits -- most the religious right.
Yes, I know nude infants shouldn't be cause for scandal, but this is America, and like Moster said, people here have the need to be offended over something. Someone should write a book: "A Confederacy of Hysterics."
As for the photographer here, he should be happy all he got was an online account removed. Around five years ago, Wal-Mart's photo developing department called the cops on an Arizona couple when they spotted some nude bathtub pics of their children. The parents had their children taken away by the state's Child Protective Services.
USA! USA! USA!