Category: Photojournalism
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Into The Fire
Link: There is no photo worth your life! When in doubt, leave the scene. However if you do venture pass the blockade, here are some items that may help when covering fires.
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A poignant relationship to the world as a whole
Link: I found a very interesting thought about photojournalism in a short essay written by Daido Moriyama
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A Chance In Hell: Inside A Combat Hospital In Afghanistan
The Virginian-Pilot The Virginian-Pilot: Your source for Virginia breaking news, sports, business, entertainment, weather and traffic via The Virginian-Pilot: https://www.pilotonline.com Pilot reporter Corinne Reilly and photographer Ross Taylor spent two weeks this spring in Afghanistan with the staff of the NATO hospital in Kandahar. Their job is to save the most critical casualties in the…
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As They Captured History, Lenses Provided Shield For 9/11 Photographers
Link: For AP photographers working on Sept. 11, none knew the big picture of what was going on. All knew only what was happening right before their eyes, that it was part of something huge, and that it was their job to record it.
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Confirmed: Gannett has acquired US Presswire
Photo Business News & Forum and Gannett Blog have reported the Gannett/US Presswire deal, but i
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Split Legacy: How did Magnum Photos come to represent Tim Hetherington’s work?
Link: When Magnum Photos’ members met last June, they voted to become the sole distributor of Tim Hetherington’s work – a decision that has since sparked intense debate and sometimes bitter critiscism in the photojournalism community. Olivier Laurent asks Hetherington’s former colleagues and friends what happened in the months following his death.
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iPhone Hipstamatic- still bad for photojournalism?
Link: I just want some clarity on where the iPhone Hipstamatic debate stands, 10 months after the Winter controversy. So, I was wondering… – Are iPhone Hipstamatic images fully accepted now? – Do others find them as compelling as I do? – Is content still king? – Is it cheating or easier to make a…
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Lynsey Addario’s 2011: From Libyan War Captive To New Mother
Link: Remember when said to his wife – and to the world – via CNN, “You’ve gotta come back here because we’ve got to have kids”?
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The Heyday is Now
Link: This is a sermon, so feel free to mutter an occasional amen or shout a hallelujah. And like any congregation of believers, you probably already know some of the things I’m going to say. But we are here to reinvigorate our faith, so please be seated while I take the pulpit, thump the mic…
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LA Times publishes graphic front page photo of US soldiers with Afghan corpses
Link: Times Editor Davan Maharaj said, “After careful consideration, we decided that publishing a small but representative selection of the photos would fulfill our obligation to readers to report vigorously and impartially on all aspects of the American mission in Afghanistan, including the allegation that the images reflect a breakdown in unit discipline that was…
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On the Hipstamatic Journalist
Link: The problem here is that using a Hipstamatic/Instagram app is not at all “a different aesthetic than people are used to seeing” – everybody and their grandmother are now using those apps or filters. On top of that, these apps mimic old film cameras. So it’s not a different aesthetic at all – it’s…
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A Few Thoughts for the Weekend:-)
Link: This is a business of bounces, sharp turns, unexpected events, lean times, occasional joyous celebrations, and bouts of euphoria measured in slices of seconds. No matter what, be it an excellent day in the field, or a humdrum day filing pictures or doing billing, it is punctuated almost incessantly with the intrusive reality of…
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Look3 Report: Stanley Greene on Luck, Film and Supporting Young Photographers
Link: A central theme of many of Greene’s stories was the recurring role that chance has played throughout his career, in large and small ways. “I honestly believe photography is 75 percent chance, and 25 percent skill,” he said in response to a question from an audience member toward the end of the talk. “In…
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Trang Bang: 40 Years Later
Link: It’s difficult to explain to someone who has grown up in the world of digital photography just what it was like being a photo-reporter in the all too recently passed era of film cameras. That there was, necessarily, a moment when your finite roll of film would end at frame 36, and you would…
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Stevens Point’s Wojcik takes buyout
Link: First there were two full-time photographers at the Stevens Point Journal (circ. 11,000). Then there was one. Now there are none.