Critic Calls This Photo Disgusting So The Photographer Does Something AMAZING Virginia-based photographer Vanessa Hicks was in for quite a surprise after posting some of her pictures on Facebook on Sunday. She had no idea that she was about to spark a controversial debate that would eventually land her on live television. According to reports, Hicks posted photographs of an 8-year-old baby boy wrapped in the American flag, which she took during an infant photo shoot. The caption claimed the photos were a SNEAK PEEK. I couldnt wait to come home and edit these pictures! the photographer added. Within 24 hours, the photo went viral, and a Facebook page called You Call Yourself A Photographer had virtually ripped the photograph to shreds. The flag is not a prop, the owner of the page wrote. To use the American flag in such a way is disrespectful, rude, tacky, disgusting, and against the U.S. Flag Code. The post went on to claim that the photographer had disgraced the flag. The full statement read: This flag is a symbol of everything my son died for many years ago. It was of the utmost honor to have a flag laid upon your coffin as my son did. That honor is taken away when disrespectful photographers throw our flag code out the window. Although you cant see it anymore, I posted another picture from this same photographer a few minutes ago who had a naked baby on that same flag I laid upon my sons casket. She allowed that baby to pee and poop on that flag that is meant to honor our fallen soldiers. Disgusting. Hicks claims that she was both shocked and saddened to see that her post had caused such controversy, but she wasnt willing to back down without a fight. I almost let these cyber bullies get me yesterday, Hicks, who is a Navy veteran and is married to a sailor, told her Facebook audience. I could have easily deleted the picture off of my business page and ended it with that. I almost did. Then I thought, WHY? In fact, Hicks claims that the photo was meant to honor military families and that she has since received immense support for the photograph, and that she would be donating 15 percent of her profits to the USO. She is now seeing more business than ever. What do you think? Was Hicks wrong to use the flag the way she did or do you support her message? 