Comments on: JPG Magazine says I’m a Pornographer

By: santiago begueria

santiago begueria — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:11:40 +0000

That's definitely not porn. I liked very much your nudes, and I think they can all be ascribed to the 'artistic nude' tag. Keep your good work, and don't worry what others say. Nudity is a sensitive issue for some people, you just need to find the right place where your work will be appreciated. Cheers!

By: kelco

kelco — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:31:15 +0000

not porn. beautiful shot.

By: paul

paul — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:38:20 +0000

Devon,

Thanks for the comment, I appreciate you taking the time. I'm also glad that you agree the guidelines on the site should be updated to be more clear.

I do understand that this is a subjective process, and believe it or not, I even understand why you must have certain guidelines in place.

I think the email would have been clear, if it wasn't for the disconnect between what it said, and the posted policy. If after receiving the email I had read a mirror statement on the site, I probably would have just said, oops... my bad, and called it a day. As it was, the email seemed to be saying something a little different from the site, and left me scratching my head a little as to what your policy really is.

I have to admit that a big part of my frustration stemmed from the language used in the FAQs. It just rubbed me the wrong way. It seemed to take a very hardline attitude towards what is considered pornography. The FAQs seem to be saying that any image showing a penis or vagina is NOT an "artful nude", it's NOT "professional", and it IS "overtly pornographic".

Thanks for clarifying the policy. I'm glad to hear it's not as rigid as it sounds in the current FAQs. I'm a big fan of JPG magazine, and I would hate to cancel my subscription over a misunderstanding.

Cheers, paul

By: Devin Poolman

Devin Poolman — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:38:11 +0000

Paul,

You are absolutely right that we need to better clarify our policy on nudity. It may have been unclear on the current FAQ page, but we don't consider all photos with visible genitalia regions to be pornographic - its just that neither one is appropriate for JPG. Although I think the email notice was fairly clear on this - "we do not allow photos where the genitalia region is visible OR photos that explicitly pornographic" - it should be consistent in the FAQ and in the photo guidelines. There is invariably some subjectivity in what we do and don't allow on the site, but we will try to update the photo guidelines and FAQ to be more clear.

I hope you understand that we have these guidelines because they help us produce a better magazine - ensuring that everything that is submitted and reviewed online has a chance of being published. We try to keep this process running as smoothly as possible, so we do appreciate your feedback. -Devin