Man, we love us some Pearl Thusi. And that’s why we’re always camping on her Instagram page to check out some of those beautiful pictures she posts.
But it turns out some of those snaps technically don’t belong to her.
A photographer named Austin Malema put the TV and radio personality on blast after she shared a pic he took of her on Instagram, without giving him any credit for it.
Pearl captioned the snap: “I don’t know who took this pic but [heart emoji].”
But it turns out the photographer had already posted the pic and tagged Pearl. All he wanted was for her to #CreditThePhotgrapher.
So I take you a photo of you(the only copy on the net and tag you , but you don’t know I took it? @PearlThusi ? pic.twitter.com/FPesbBElXf
— Eric Murphy (@AustinMalema) June 8, 2016
He reported the picture and Instagram has since removed it from Pearl’s page. The Lip Sync Battle Africa host hit back at the photographer.
According to Austin, he also reported a picture he took of Bonang Matheba and AKA at the South African Music Awards (SAMAs) as no credit was given to him. The snap, which was posted on Bonang’s Instagram page, has also since been removed.
Patiently waiting on @instagram to remove this image of Bonang’s account 🙂 pic.twitter.com/W4fO6g0SmX
— Eric Murphy (@AustinMalema) June 9, 2016
His point? Photographers don’t get enough credit for their work.
1. You guys are seeing the wrong side of this… Photographers don’t get enough credit for their work.
— Eric Murphy (@AustinMalema) June 8, 2016
2. Media outlets credit @instagram as a photographer.. How sway ? How ? Does Instagram take photos? Does it set the iso and angles?
— Eric Murphy (@AustinMalema) June 8, 2016
3. Crediting goes along way for both you and me.
— Eric Murphy (@AustinMalema) June 8, 2016
5. Every photographer works hard to get the beautiful shot or perfect shot but we not do it for free
— Eric Murphy (@AustinMalema) June 8, 2016
It looks like Pearl got the message, or is she mocking Austin by crediting herself? Hmmm…
Good morning !!!! ❤️❤️❤️ LETS WORK!! 🎥📺 #talkshowthings photocred: me 💖💖💖 pic.twitter.com/kAuvqaI8Cb
— PEARL THUSI (@PearlThusi) June 9, 2016
Image credit: Instagram/Pearl Thusi
