Latest craze in China: Naked wedding pics
AFP, Nov 13, 2010, 04.09am
SHANGHAI: A trade association for wedding photographers in China is calling for a ban on naked portraits of newlyweds, a new trend among the country's young couples.
The Shanghai Wedding Trade Association said the practice disrespects the institution of marriage and warned it would press the government to ban any studios that takes such photos, the Shanghai Daily reported on Friday.
"We don't advocate such wedding photographs as they are out of keeping with the conservative traditions of Chinese people," the association's vice president He Lina said.
Studios have begun offering couples the option of portraits of them wearing nothing at all or with strategically placed sheets or other objects on their bodies.
Lawyer Liu Chunquan told the paper that there was nothing illegal about naked portraits, but said anyone who spreads such photos in the public domain could face pornography charges. afp
AFP, Nov 13, 2010, 04.09am
SHANGHAI: A trade association for wedding photographers in China is calling for a ban on naked portraits of newlyweds, a new trend among the country's young couples.
The Shanghai Wedding Trade Association said the practice disrespects the institution of marriage and warned it would press the government to ban any studios that takes such photos, the Shanghai Daily reported on Friday.
"We don't advocate such wedding photographs as they are out of keeping with the conservative traditions of Chinese people," the association's vice president He Lina said.
Studios have begun offering couples the option of portraits of them wearing nothing at all or with strategically placed sheets or other objects on their bodies.
Lawyer Liu Chunquan told the paper that there was nothing illegal about naked portraits, but said anyone who spreads such photos in the public domain could face pornography charges. afp
