Game farms across the nation, but mostly in the West, truck animals to distant, scenic locations where they perform for “wildlife photographers.” On calendars, posters and magazine pages, wildlife fauxtography proliferates like vacationers’ junk mail.
Three of the most respected nature magazines — Audubon, National Geographic and National Wildlife — no longer knowingly accept game-farm shots. But accurate identification is hard because some photographers and most photo-stock houses don’t label game-farm images, aware that disclosure might discourage purchase.
Teklanika Nature Photography 