Bill Henson's work, child porn?

[link6616]

For the last little while in Australia there has been a great deal of controversy in regards to the works of Bill Henson and also other artists who depict naked children in their photography

"When does an image of a naked child become offensive? Who decides? And where do we draw the line?

Last month images of police raiding a Sydney art gallery and confiscating work by artist Bill Henson ignited debate across the country. The image at the centre of the storm featured a naked 13 year old girl. The parents gave their consent for their child to be photographed."

Extract from
http://news.sbs.com.au/insight/the_naked_eye_549822

The episode of insight, watchable from that site, contains the information in a much better way then I can describe it. But what are your thoughts on the issue. I'm also curious as to how much (if any) of this has reached America

 

[samdaballer]

after some research, I see hiw work is not sexual, though they are nude, it is done in good taste in my opinion and not porn in my eyes (i.e. any sexual act) but that being said, the parents consent is very important, which was given in this case