Category: Photojournalism
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What lockdown looks like in Afghanistan : A photographer’s view
What lockdown looks like in Afghanistan : A photographer’s view For photographer Andrew Quilty, a pandemic in Afghanistan seemed terrifying. But the reality was an entirely different story. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/war-and-peace-what-lockdown-looks-like-in-afghanistan/ For photographer and writer Andrew Quilty – an immigrant living in war-torn Kabul – the prospect of Covid-19 was panic-inducing. But the reality…
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Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 3 July 2020 – Photojournalism Now
Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 3 July 2020 This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – the tenth anniversary exhibition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award. Also, a reminder to check out the new via Photojournalism Now: https://photojournalismnow43738385.wordpress.com/2020/07/03/photojournalism-now-friday-round-up-3-july-2020/ This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – the tenth anniversary exhibition of the Carmignac…
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A conflict photographer’s guide to shooting protests
A conflict photographer’s guide to shooting protests Photographer Cengiz Yar has spent years working on stories around situations of unrest and conflict; from the wars in Iraq and Syria to protests in Thailand and Ferguson, MO. As the Black Lives Matter movement spreads around the world, photographers have via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/conflict-photographer-protests-black-lives-matter/ Plan ahead, pack well,…
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WATCH: Safety for Photojournalists Attending Protests – PhotoShelter Blog
WATCH: Safety for Photojournalists Attending Protests – PhotoShelter Blog Since May 26th, there have been 291 recorded incidents of police attacks on journalists covering the George Floyd protests around the country. That amounts to a staggering average of 19.4 events per day. We have seen journalists wrongfully arrested, shot via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2020/06/safety-for-photojournalists-attending-protests-recorded-webinar/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29 Joined by…
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Mental health in lockdown: What now for… photojournalists?
Mental health in lockdown: What now for… photojournalists? Kiana Hayeri’s professional routine has always been stressful. The Iranian-Canadian photojournalist has been working for the past six years in Kabul, Afghanistan, where security protocol is rigorous. Every job requires calculated risk. Now, with the added via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/what-now-for-photojournalists/ Huck is exploring the impact that the…
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Free Webinar: A Discussion About Safety for Photojournalists Attending Protests – PhotoShelter Blog
Free Webinar: A Discussion About Safety for Photojournalists Attending Protests – PhotoShelter Blog Freedom of the press is a foundational value of the United States’ democracy, enshrined in the First Amendment along with the right to assemble peaceably. In recent days we have seen journalists wrongfully arrested, shot with rubber bullets and pepper spr via…
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Dorothea Lange and the Afterlife of Photographs – Aperture Foundation NY
Dorothea Lange and the Afterlife of Photographs A new exhibition reveals how Lange’s concern for the dispossessed has never been more relevant. via Aperture Foundation NY: https://aperture.org/blog/dorothea-lange-moma-exhibition/ Confronting the economic crisis of the Great Depression, Lange produced some of the most influential photographs of the twentieth century. A new exhibition reveals how her concern for…
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In a pandemic, many photojournalists face an impossible choice: Stay safe or get out there to pay the bills? – Poynter
In a pandemic, many photojournalists face an impossible choice: Stay safe or get out there to pay the bills? – Poynter Many photojournalists are still on their own with procuring protective gear they need to keep safe. But the NPPA is helping. And so are some news outlets. via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2020/in-a-pandemic-too-many-photojournalists-face-an-impossible-choice-stay-safe-or-get-out-there-to-pay-the-bills/ “Being a photojournalist right…
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John Moore on documenting epidemics at home and away – British Journal of Photography
John Moore on documenting epidemics at home and away Special Correspondent for Getty Images John Moore was one of the first photographers to cover the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Liberia. “I learned a skill set that I never expected to use in my hometown,” he says, as he reflects on the process of covering the…
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Photojournalists Struggle Through the Pandemic, With Masks and Long Lenses – The New York Times
Photojournalists Struggle Through the Pandemic, With Masks and Long Lenses Assignments have dried up for many photographers. Others risk going into the fray to capture images of a changed world. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/business/media/photographers-coronavirus.html Assignments have dried up for many photographers. Others risk going into the fray to capture images of a changed world.
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Context Matters When Viewing COVID-19 Photos – PhotoShelter Blog
Context Matters When Viewing COVID-19 Photos – PhotoShelter Blog Since mid-March, various policies have been implemented at the state and federal level in the U.S. to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. Photojournalists initially covered long lines at big box stores then vanishin via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2020/04/context-matters-when-viewing-covid-19-photos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29 Insofar as…
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My job was to cover the coronavirus pandemic, until I became part of it – News – Austin American-Statesman – Austin, TX
My job was to cover the coronavirus pandemic, until I became part of it I know how to prepare for a disaster.My first job as a photojournalist was in Florida, where on top of weathering hurricanes, I covered them. When the via Austin American-Statesman: https://www.statesman.com/news/20200403/my-job-was-to-cover-coronavirus-pandemic-until-i-became-part-of-it?utm_source=SND&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=statesman My first job as a photojournalist was in Florida, where…
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Getting creative to fund and engage audiences on under-reported stories
Getting creative about funding and engaging audiences on under-reported stories. Sean Gallagher, a British photographer who’s been based in China since 2006, has a policy that he works on one larger story every year… via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/getting-creative-about-funding-and-engaging-audiences-on-under-reported-stories-d670fcaa0591 “It’s difficult to say, ‘I want to change X number of minds on this issue or make a…
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Photojournalists Publish Guidelines for Editors During COVID-19 Crisis
Photojournalists Publish Guidelines for Editors During COVID-19 Crisis Certain genres of photography have come to a screeching halt during the coronavirus pandemic, but there are still countless photographers on the front via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/03/31/photojournalists-publish-guidelines-for-editors-during-covid-19-crisis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 Juntos Photo Coop, made up of photographers Noemí González, Laura Saunders, Ash Ponders, and Caitlin O’Hara, has published an open letter…
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Every Inch of Earth – Guernica
Every Inch of Earth Sebastian Meyer and Kamaran Najm co-founded a photo agency in Iraq and teamed up to document a new era in Kurdistan, a region with a long history of suffering. Until Kamaran was captured by ISIS. via Guernica: https://www.guernicamag.com/every-inch-of-earth/ Sebastian Meyer and Kamaran Najm co-founded a photo agency in Iraq and teamed…
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FotoEvidence — The First Decade – Witness
FotoEvidence — The First Decade Alison Stieven-Taylor via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/fotoevidence-the-first-decade-8605b88f2b7f Ten years ago, Bulgarian photojournalist Svetlana Bachevanova invested her savings to launch FotoEvidence, then a web platform and photobook award competition dedicated to promoting photographic stories of social inequality. Twenty-seven printed books and seven digital monographs later, FotoEvidence has evolved as the only publishing imprint solely for…
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Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has made a career of exploring places that are ‘off limits’ | THE CONNECTICUT STORY | connecticutmag.com
Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has made a career of exploring places that are ‘off limits’ Whether in a war zone or refugee camp, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario has spent her career on the front line armed with little more than a lens. via Connecticut Magazine: https://www.connecticutmag.com/the-connecticut-story/photojournalist-lynsey-addario-has-made-a-career-of-exploring-places/article_78357496-64a1-11ea-8db2-2b6ec9772e80.html Whether in a war zone or refugee camp, Pulitzer…
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Pulitzer Prize photographer Cathal McNaughton shares why he hasn’t lifted a camera since returning to his native Glens of Antrim – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
Pulitzer Prize photographer Cathal McNaughton shares why he hasn’t lifted a camera since returning to his native Glens of Antrim Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Cathal McNaughton is back living in a cottage in the Glens of Antrim after pressing pause on his globetrotting career and says he hasn’t owned a camera since leaving Reuters –…
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Photography in the Time of Brexit: The Curious Case of Mark Duffy
Photography in the Time of Brexit: The Curious Case of Mark Duffy When former Houses of Parliament photographer Mark Duffy heard a knock on the door at 8am on Wednesday 12th of February, he thought it was… via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/photography-in-the-time-of-brexit-the-curious-case-of-mark-duffy-9979e312fe39 When former Houses of Parliament photographer Mark Duffy heard a knock on the door at…
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‘Trailblazers of Light’ Recognizes the Pioneering Women of Photojournalism
‘Trailblazers of Light’ Recognizes the Pioneering Women of Photojournalism Trailblazers of Light is a website that recognizes the pioneering women who made a mark in the field of photojournalism during the days of film via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/03/09/trailblazers-of-light-recognizes-the-pioneering-women-of-photojournalism/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 The site was started by Yunghi Kim, a Special Contributor to Contact Press Images who has been active…