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Ethical considerations: consent, circulation, and reinterpretation
Owning the ethical dimension of portraiture means asking who controls images and how they are used. A flattering portrait can be altered, repurposed, or deployed in ways the subject did not expect — in political advertising, gossip, or identity theft. The proliferation of images in the internet age raises questions about consent and the longevity of visual labor. Photographers and viewers alike bear responsibility: to respect context, to avoid doxxing or recontextualization that harms subjects, and to consider how images circulate beyond immediate intentions.
