Digital BW, The Print

Been catching the thread.  It's theoretical and therefore unresolvable.  It
will be resolved by a defacto element eventually.

I write only to point out that the primary element of debate is the purity
of what was _optically_ in the path.  Dodge & burn, color vs. B&W -
typically are not considered deceiving manipulations.  Altering the
relationships beyond what was to be seen in front of the camera is where
'manipulation' enters discussion.

Jerry readily manipulates images beyond their optical origins.
AZ works in a method, optically pure to the camera, but beyond the
capabilities of the human eye's conventional range.

Purely philosphically...it could be debated that our entire lives are the
result of manipulations, once you get beyond "position & occupier" and
"choice & chance."  ;-)

What to call prints?  I'm at 'pigment print' when something is called for
beyond the obvious element that it is a photograph.  The classification of
works is the need to catagorize for institutional purposes, period.

Cleavis