From Chris Grampat’s article for The Phoblographer:

The legendary street photographer Meryl Meisler also uses Photoshop for good reason. “Street photography documents time, place, culture, history, and more, she states. She continues to explain how Photoshop saved her images: “My slides from the 1980s and 90s Bushwick were stored in boxes near a damp basement wall. Many of the transparencies had dust, and some even had green mold spots or hairlines. Kodachrome kept its color well, but Ekathrome “faded” or color shifted. So, I use Photoshop to retouch dust and mold and color correct them as I recall the setting. Like traditional analog film photography, dodging, burning, and cropping are ethically appropriate to enhance the print. However, if a person uses software to alter, eliminate, or add content, I would not consider that “street photography.” It becomes street-style-influenced digital imagery.”

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