More than the money
Hi All
It’s been a big few weeks.
For those of you living in a vacuum (or don’t give a flying fajita about politics) there is a by-election looming.
Pollies from both sides stand up and make promises (a large number of which will never come to pass). They also seem to have a built-in need to bag out their opponent.
It’s this bagging that leads me to this week’s topic.
I was approached by an ad agency to supply photographs of one of the candidates…for a good fee.
Ok…no problem…or so it seems.
The issue I had was that I had been contracted to take the shots in question for a national newspaper. The candidate gave their time for the shoot knowing they were to be used for a specific purpose.
I had a very strong suspicion that the images were intended to be used in some sort of negative campaign…despite the fact there was good money on offer (and I had copyright over the images)…I just wasn’t morally comfortable.
I said no.
I may never have to deal with either candidate again…but that is unlikely…I live in a relatively small community.
I think my professional integrity is worth way more than a one-time pay off.
Until next time…