ONCE again the single, pointed photo sparks some of the strongest comments on our Facebook site, which, if nothing else, demonstrates how important photo-journalism is at a time when photographers are a dying breed in newspapers.
The photo was of three men, among a crowd, contemplating a large collection of hanging wild pig, following a pig hunting competition that concluded with a weigh-in at the Homestead Bar in Masterton.
A photo page of the pigs and other animals can be seen on page 7 of this issue.
Opinion was divided, albeit not evenly, between those who opposed blood sports, and those (in the majority) who saw pigs as pests and a source of food.
Pictures of large, dead mammals covered in blood is not something you can run in every newspaper.