(Dagbladet): Images of photographer Michael Stokes, who has previously been cited for his photographs of American war veterans, has now once again been banned by Facebook after he tried to upload them to their profile.
despite the fact that the photographer believes the images remain within Facebooks image regulations.
The images in question is an image of a topless woman who lost both arms when a bomb she tried to defuse exploded, and a fireman who lights a cigarette. The woman has also undergone reconstructive breast surgery as a result of breast cancer.
Removed
In an email to Dagbladet writes Stokes that he thinks image regulations is misleading and that they are not very consistent when it comes to enforcement of this.
– The rules for Facebook allows topless photos where the subject has undergone reconstructive surgery, yet they have forced me to remove the picture. They also banned me for a picture of two policemen, fully clothed, which was about to kiss, says Stokes.
He says that he has been banned several times. Among other things a picture of a war veteran named Alex Minsky, and the aforementioned image of a fireman who lights a cigarette.
Fireman’s naked, but depicted from the side.
Rules
Facebook has repeatedly been criticized for what they allow and what they do not allow the image front, and in our arrived those with an updated message on the policy that applies on the area. They write:
– We will remove photos that show genitals or focuses on naked romper. We also have restrictions on some images of female breasts if they show nipples, but we always allow images of breastfeeding women or showing breasts with scars rekontruktiv surgery. We also permits images of paintings, sculptures or other art showing naked figures.
They admit at the time that in order to take down inappropriate material quickly enough, sometimes they are on the safe side when they remove the pictures from the website.
– Censorship
The British newspaper Independent discussed also the issue Thursday and asked representatives of Facebook about why pictures Stokes was removed.
A spokesperson Company said however told the newspaper that they looked into the matter. The same day the photos were laid out again. Stokes told Dagbladet that it is about censorship of art, but not necessarily by what he sees as far more serious things.
– The driver active and painstaking examination of art, but has no limits when it comes to such violence. There are such things that shape our culture, he said.
War veterans
Previous initial Stokes’ pictures ended up in the media spotlight, both here at home and around the world, came to the photographic series showing American war veterans with amputated arms and legs.
The series has been described as both “strong” and “sexy” and according to the photographer himself is the meaning behind the project to show veterans strength and embrace the body you have, rather than focusing on that they lack various body parts.
– Before I started the project, I had already gone through all the photos I could find of people who have amputated a limb. I noticed that most had a sad facial expression, said Stokes to Huffington Post.
– I decided that I was going to photograph models as I do with all my “normal” fitness models .
The images were hailed in social media, but Stokes told simultaneously that feedback had been mixed.
– Someone told me that this helped veterans confidence and self esteem. That in many ways they feel that all men again. Others believe that it is inappropriate that soldiers undressing that way. I will not even respond to that criticism, he said then.
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