Mark Joseph Solis, the college student from
Philippines, won the prize of International Competitions several times.
However, the reason is not because that he has excellent photography trick or
genius, it is because that he use the stolen pictures.
In the competition of “Smiles for the World”,
Mark won the prize with the above picture, but this one is actually the works
of Gregory John Smith (the original picture still can be found on Flickr). He
fabricated the story background as well as the child’s name. The thing is exposed
recently. He sent a apologize letter to Gregory:
It seems like a sincere apologize. But
according to the records, he won the United Nations International Year of Water
Photo Contest with the same work. This may force the competition demand the
providing of RAW format and portfolio files in the future.
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