[cobertos]

Almost sounds like the collective decision making process of the awards organization were in denial that the industry at large is changing.

Feels dystopian that they would just, scrub the winning work from the website and physical location without comment, pretending as if it didn't happen.

[freetime2]

I feel like the guy behaved pretty indecently, and to reward him with more attention would encourage others to behave similarly in the future, and detract from the other winners who participated in the contest in good faith.

[ImPostingOnHN]

I feel like he didn't behave indecently at all, and thus everything you said which follows, is not, in fact, the case

the fact that he was able to enter at all with a non-photo is proof that Sony is in the wrong, and despite their coverup, is not, in fact, prepared to deal with "black-hat artists" in this space

when an inadequacy makes itself apparent, the decent thing to do is acknowledge it, thank anyone who helped you see it, and try to make it right – Sony did none of these things, and thus are the "indecent" ones here