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Is Real Imagery Offensive? Vanity Fair, Power Portraits & Why We Hate Unfiltered Faces

Is Real Imagery Offensive? Vanity Fair, Power Portraits & Why We Hate Unfiltered Faces

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A recent Vanity Fair photoshoot of the Trump administration sparked backlash — not for policy, but for appearance. In this episode of The Loud Lens, photographer and author Khandie Rees digs into the ethics of realism in photography, misogyny disguised as critique, and why audiences are deeply uncomfortable with unfiltered imagery. Is it wrong to show people as they actually appear? Or are we so conditioned by filters, PR imagery, and political branding that reality now feels like an attack? This episode explores portrait ethics, power, consent, editorial intent, and the responsibility of photographers working in political and documentary spaces.

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