Continuing Photo Ethics/Plagiarism

Last class, we read over some important ethical questions related to photography. There was one question though- what if it is just a coincidence? That is a very difficult question to answer and there are so many different ways to answer it. 

Today, after we go over the homework assignment (questions from the reading), you will be asked to read the following article:

Plagiarism or Coincidence? A Curious Case in the Sony World Photo Awards



After reading the article, please answer the following questions on your photo blog.

1) How do you feel about the image? Do you think it was copied or is it just a coincidence?

2) Andriesi made a video to defend himself against the claims of plagiarism but refused to make it public due to fear of further backlash. What do you think of that? Should the video be made public?

3) Of the two images, whose do you prefer- Andriesi's or Zhuravleva's? Why?