Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 7 February, 2020 This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – the 10th annual Women’s show at Magnet Galleries, Melbourne, plus a review of Dr. Lauren Walsh’s exceptional book, Conversation… via Photojournalism Now: https://photojournalismnow43738385.wordpress.com/2020/02/07/photojournalism-now-friday-round-up-7-february-2020/ For those of us who work in journalism the myth of the cavalier photojournalist…
What’s the Point of Conflict Photography? “I don’t see why I should care about that person.” via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/whats-the-point-of-conflict-photography-ee565909f778 At the time, I was teaching a course that concentrated on conflict photography and ethics. At one point during the semester, we were studying the coverage of a famine in Sudan in the early 1990s. My…
Four to Follow #10 Sharing stories from across the African continent by the talented members of the African Photojournalism Database (APJD). via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/four-to-follow-10-bd76781c2191 While the issues, regions and approaches of this month’s stories are incredibly diverse, a passion for visual storytelling links the four APJD members — Eman Helal, Nourredine Ahmed, Etinosa Yvonne and Victoire Douniama.…
Making Egypt’s Streets Safe for Women Eman Helal hopes to not only document the widespread harassment of women on Cairo’s streets, but she also aims to spur changes in public attitudes and behavior. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/making-egypts-streets-safe-for-women/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog Eman Helal has to be acutely aware of her surroundings every time she photographs in a crowd in…
