Anger Over Unpaid Internship Listing Leads to Profitable Discussion

What seemed like a somewhat innocuous post over at a site for freelance photographers in DC requesting work samples for an unpaid internship for James Nachtwey‘s studio, turned into an all out firestorm. People came out of the woodwork to complain about the perceived advantage-taking the firm was after (“I wouldn’t wish that job on my worst enemy” and “Unpaid? You should be ashamed of yourself” were among the comments and the general tone in response).