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Slideshow: Fotolog: Where Art Meets T&A

An increasingly popular community blog devoted to photography is becoming a battleground. On one hand, serious photographers use Fotolog to display their work. On the other, Brazilian camgirls use it to show off their bodies. By Leander Kahney.
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Some photos -- like those produced by rickcarioca, a self-described actor and director -- demonstrate their makers' Photoshop skills.

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Users disgruntled over subscription fees at Fotolog post protest images at the site.
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Fotolog user Jeremiah McVay takes photos around New York City. He calls this one, "The Bridge to Ward's Island | May 04, 2003."
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Many, like this 22-year-old Brazilian woman, use Fotolog as a sort of singles scene in hopes of meeting new friends.
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The quality of the photos on Fotolog varies from amateur to professional. Subject matter ranges from artsy to nearly naked. In this case, a professional-looking photo was posted by a user who describes her work as "non-artistic photos made with a crappy webcam by a 21 y.o. brazilian girl for fun only."
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Fotolog user Cyphers_Mom snapped this photo, "St. Patrick's Cathedral early one morning," in Manhattan. It contrasts the old and new in the Big Apple.
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Jef Poskanzer's protest image succinctly sums up the battle for the soul of Fotolog.
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The New York photographers' work on Fotolog tends to be professional and artistic. Gregmitchell's "Weightless (but not waitless) in NYC subway" is an example.