Access & Censorship

Pandemic, photography, and psychological distance – Columbia Journalism Review

Decisions made by photojournalists and their editors define traumatic events in the cultural consciousness. Throughout coverage of COVID-19, many news outlets have published photographs that reiterate racist tropes, suggest a false gap between “East” a

Post date March 24, 2020
Post categories In Access & Censorship, Ethics

“I needed to ensure that I didn’t go unnoticed”: Photojournalist Shahidul Alam on his new book and notorious 101-day incarceration

“I needed to ensure that I didn’t go unnoticed”: Photojournalist Shahidul Alam on his new book and notorious 101-day incarceration

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Post date March 4, 2020
Post categories In Access & Censorship

Shutterstock Employees Opposed to Censorship in China Told They Can ‘Work Elsewhere’

Stock photo giant Shutterstock has found itself in some ethical hot water. In a recording obtained by the media, an executive is heard dismissing

Post date March 3, 2020
Post categories In Access & Censorship

Sony World Photography Awards Accused of Censorship After Pulling Hong Kong Protest Photos

The Sony World Photography Awards is being accused of censorship by the photojournalist community this week after the renowned competition pulled down

Removal of Hong Kong protest images from Sony World Photography Awards website raises censorship concerns | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

Images relating to the Hong Kong protests have been taken down from the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards website because of their “sensitive nature.” While the finalists are still in the running for a prize, the move has raised concerns over possible ce

Post date February 19, 2020
Post categories In Access & Censorship, Contests
Tags Adam Ferguson, David Butow, Ko Chung-ming

Fujifilm dropped a top street photographer, but did he cross a line?

Peers of Tatsuo Suzuki, known for his aggressive shooting style, come to his defense.

In Homage to – and Defence of – the Work of Tatsuo Suzuki – By Steven Bleistein – 35mmc

No worthwhile art ever escapes at least some controversy of some kind from some people at some time. Even Ansel Adams, whom no one would likely consider controversial, was no stranger to controversy himself. In the 1940s, Adams produced a series of photog

Fujifilm Launched a Camera and Revealed How Their Ambassador Takes Photos. Then He was Canceled. – PhotoShelter Blog

As a part of the launch of the Fuji X100V, Fujifilm posted a video on their YouTube channel of Japanese street photographer Tatsuo Suzuki at work. Suzuki’s aggressive style rubbed people the wrong way, and within the week, he was scrubbed from the campaig

Post date February 10, 2020
Post categories In Access & Censorship, Audio & Podcasts

Fujifilm Removes Tatsuo Suzuki from X Photographer Program for his Controversial Steet Photography Shooting Style in X100V Video – Fuji Rumors

The Controversy At the launch of the Fujifilm X100V, Fujifilm released lots of X100V promo videos, some of them made by their talented X photographers. One of t

Where is Photography Banned? – Feature Shoot

In the last decade, photographers covering stories for The New York Times, Getty Images, National Geographic, and more have been arrested for taking pictures on US soil. Authorities cracking down…

Post date January 17, 2020
Post categories In Access & Censorship

Senate Blocks Photographers from Shooting Delivery of Impeachment Articles

The Senate has sparked outrage among photojournalists after revealing a new set of restrictions on journalists, including barring any photographer from

Post date January 15, 2020
Post categories In Access & Censorship

Politicans can still lie in political ads, says Faceook – 9to5Mac

Just a couple of days after banning deepfake videos, Facebook has confirmed that politicians can still lie in ads bought on the platform ...

Post date January 9, 2020
Post categories In Access & Censorship

Venezuela crisis: Photographer Jesús Medina freed from jail after 16 months – BBC News

Jesús Medina, who was held without a trial for 16 months, and seven others have been released.

Female Chilean Photojournalist’s Murder Still Unsolved – therealistwoman

A female Chilean photojournalists murder is remains unsolved and has many free press activists demanding answers to unanswered questions.

Photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed back home after 3 years of captivity | IOL News

South African photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed has returned to the country after being held captive for three years in Syria.

After Another Year of Trump Attacks, ‘Ominous Signs’ for the American Press – The New York Times

Threats of ‘retribution,’ more accusations of ‘fake news’ and the end of the White House briefing made 2019 the darkest yet for journalists in the Trump era.

Post date December 30, 2019
Post categories In Access & Censorship

Using His Camera as a Witness and Weapon – The New York Times

Shahidul Alam, the acclaimed Bangladeshi photojournalist and activist, pushes against the limits of his medium to cast light on what is suppressed or has vanished.

Post date December 24, 2019
Post categories In Access & Censorship, Photojournalism
Tags Shahidul Alam

Pandemic, photography, and psychological distance – Columbia Journalism Review

“I needed to ensure that I didn’t go unnoticed”: Photojournalist Shahidul Alam on his new book and notorious 101-day incarceration

Shutterstock Employees Opposed to Censorship in China Told They Can ‘Work Elsewhere’

Sony World Photography Awards Accused of Censorship After Pulling Hong Kong Protest Photos

Removal of Hong Kong protest images from Sony World Photography Awards website raises censorship concerns | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

Fujifilm dropped a top street photographer, but did he cross a line?

In Homage to – and Defence of – the Work of Tatsuo Suzuki – By Steven Bleistein – 35mmc

Fujifilm Launched a Camera and Revealed How Their Ambassador Takes Photos. Then He was Canceled. – PhotoShelter Blog

Fujifilm Removes Tatsuo Suzuki from X Photographer Program for his Controversial Steet Photography Shooting Style in X100V Video – Fuji Rumors

Where is Photography Banned? – Feature Shoot

Senate Blocks Photographers from Shooting Delivery of Impeachment Articles

Politicans can still lie in political ads, says Faceook – 9to5Mac

Venezuela crisis: Photographer Jesús Medina freed from jail after 16 months – BBC News

Female Chilean Photojournalist’s Murder Still Unsolved – therealistwoman

Photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed back home after 3 years of captivity | IOL News

After Another Year of Trump Attacks, ‘Ominous Signs’ for the American Press – The New York Times

Using His Camera as a Witness and Weapon – The New York Times

Reuters Photographer Bows to Twitter Critics. What’s the Fallout for Other Photographers?

Kidnapped SA photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed ‘escapes’ from captivity | The Mercury

Reuters Photographer Kicked Out of Impeachment Hearing for Taking Photos of Congress Members’ Notes