On August 2006, a picture of the aftermath of the Israeli bombing of Lebanese capital by the photographer Adnan Hajj was published by the Reuters news agency, depicting dark black smoke wafting from the capital buildings.The picture interested me since it was another way to skew people's opinions on the Middle Eastern war front. The picture was manipulated to make the clouds of smoke look more numerous and darker, making it look like a more horrible and catastrophic event. Hajj denies that he manipulated the photo for this purpose, claiming he had used bad techniques to get rid of some dust marks. The manipulation of the photo was not harmful persay, it just skewed the perspective of the bombing, making it appear more devastating.
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