Brooke Shields Photo

One of the strongest arguments against the exploitation of children by photographers is the potential for long term damage to the child.

There was nothing artistic about Blue Lagoon

What a child may “consent” to when they’re 10-years-old, might make them feel incredibly uncomfortable when they’re 17. Most of the time we don’t get to ask them.

But the Tate Modern in London has just been forced to withdraw a picture of Hollywood star Brooke Shields, taken when she was 10. It’s a rare case where we can see how the subject’s life has turned out.

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  • janice says:

    12:01am | 20/08/12

    she looks beautiful ~ people need to focus on REAL issues! , millions of childern are murdered every year in wars ... hundread million Starve! ,, if u care about childern one bit .... stop this un-ending idiotic focus on magical boogie men Pedophiles ~ its psyco babble BS ,,… Read more »

  • Jay says:

    04:07pm | 02/10/09

    The disturbing aspect to this particular case is that Brooke’s mother organised it all. Just like poor JonBenét Patricia Ramsey, the parent(s) so hungry for fame - and prepared to sacrifice their own children (sometime literally) to get it. Yes - we need to protect children. However, more and more… Read more »

 

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