photo credit: Riccardo Fissore

When Trying to Hide Something Only Exposes It More

Melissa Chu
Nov 4 · 5 min read

Did you ever try to hide something small, only for the secret to reveal itself and turn into something big?

In 2003, Barbra Streisand attempted to sue photographer Kenneth Adelman for invasion of privacy. In the process of documenting the California coastline, he photographed her Malibu mansion. Adelman then included the photo as part of the California Coastal Records Project.

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