Suzanne Harrington: Using tech to make genocide victims smile is appalling

"You, Mr Colourist, thought it would be a good idea to take these old black and white photos of haunted, shell shocked people and add smiles."

Before it made the news, a friend sent me a message from someone who had been contacted by a Cambodian guy who was really, really upset. He was upset about some Irish photograph ‘colourist’ who had thought it a good idea to redo photos of Khmer Rouge genocide victims so that they were not just in bright shiny colours, but with added smiles. No, you’re not misreading. Someone actually did that. Someone Irish. It was in Vice, before international reaction made them take it down.

So, Mr ‘Colourist’, two things: firstly, you don’t deserve to be named because your actions have generated a ton of publicity already, even if it’s all bad; and secondly, what on earth were you thinking?