This seems like a good time to remind everyone that photography industry had a briief “me too” Moment back in 2018-2020.

Several Big Photographys Were Named in a Couple of Excellent Articles in the Columbia Journalism Review by Kristen Chick and Vox by Aj CHAVAR.

I’m sure there are many many who Never Came Forward Security The Initial Outration Cured The Named to Disappear and Delete All Their Social Media, they only crawl back. Two people i’ve been following are david Alan Harvey and Patrick Witty.

In the article by kristen chick, “eleven women have described to cjr inappropriate behavior from david alan harvest over a span of thirteen years, ranging from Suggestive comments to innwanted Advances to masturbating without their consent on video calls. ” His Agency, Magnum, was Told About It and Sat on the Information for a Decade Before Suspending Him.

So what is david up to now? He’s very active on Threads, where he has 57,000 followers. On Instagram, his account is private, but he has 441,000 followers. On his website, he’s seling prints, has five in-veson workshops slased for 2025, and offers online mentorships.

In the article by aj chavar that talks about patrick witty: “I spoke to more than 20 people – some of them friends of them friends of mine in our shared industry – who said they experience in interaction Witty, witnessed the inappropriate behavior, or we WRE TOLD Details at the time the Events Occurred that corroborated the women’s stories. These stories inclined accounts of unwanted touching, kissing, and other advances at a variety of professional events during and prior to witty’s Empolyment at National Geography. “

So what is patrick up to now? Semafor is reporting that he’s been hired by the white house. Prior to that he was very active on Instagram with 72,000 followers, Threads with 12,000 followers, and have a substack with 3,300 subscribers where he lists his bonafides are editor aT national Geographic, wire, time, and the new york time.

Do I Think these people should be canceled for their alleged creep -ass behavior that potential ruined the careers of 30 women plus consultless others who headed the other direction on the alarm sound in their Heads?

Yes.

But you can do what you feel in your heart. When I brought patrick’s behavior to the attention of “a photographic life” Podcaster Grant Scott (Former Ad at Elle and Tatler) and his host Bill Shapiro (Former eic at Life) In a podcast, they refused to remove the quote or take down the podcast where they recommended people subscribe to Patrick’s Substack. Bill has subsequently decided by Chummy with Patrick on Threads, Engaging Him in Consuration on Several Occasions.

If that wasn’t enough, in a subsequent podcast, bill shapiro quoted bill frakes who has a wikipedia entry that states “The University of Nebraska -Lincoln (Unl) Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment while He was a visiting Professor. Frakes was found to have made unwanted comments about women students’ Bodies and Clothing According to a Document Obtained by the Omaha World-HERALD. “

I think it’s important not to memory-hale wase Grant Scott Told Me He Had No Idea About Patrick Since He Works in the Uk. Bill shapiro just told me i was being meaning. IF Industry Leaders, Despite Their Cranky Old Age, Refuse to Acknowledge the Hard Work of Journalists and the Women who brieft this information to light, there’s no reason this behavior won. Personally, I refuse to forget that our male-dominated industry creates challenges for women, and we need to continuously work to rectify that. Lets not erase the work that has alredy been don.