Stop the sale of whale meat photographs in Australia!

There is a global ban on whaling and I think it is disgraceful that anyone profits by it. Personally, I find all of these images highly offensive and I'm sure that many other people around the world do to.

Any actions that contribute to whales being hunted in this day and age should not be tolerated. That includes all types of whale meat and their associated images.

I am not necessarily against photographs of dead whales for historical purposes (because let's face it, it's only a matter of time before we win this war), but I don't think you should be allowed to sell them!

I find the following photographs particularly disturbing:

• this chef (Stefan Ulfarsson) who is smiling while showing a dish of whale and potatoes
• this raw whale meat for sale, with a picture of SMILING cartoon whale
• Kristjan Loftsson, the evil man, holding up a box of frozen whale meat

But there are many others:

• Horrible whale meat pictures for sale on GettyImages
• Whale meat images for sale on Corbis

Corbis is asking for up to $2,167.00 for their images for use in advertising while Getty is asking up to AUD$775 for editorial purposes.

Ultimately I think these pictures should be in the public domain because graphic images of this kind really belong in a museum. I think if designers need to tell a story about whales being killed, then they can hire an illustrator.

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NOTE: and just so everything is 100% crystal clear, I actually had to pay $4 to use the image shown here (which is from 123RF), to keep everything 100% legal and not breach any copyright issues. This image is the most horrid thing I've ever bought in my life, but I believe it is in the whales' best interests.

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