Tag: Tomas van Houtryve

  • Testing new funding models for photojournalism « tomas van houtryve

    Testing new funding models for photojournalism « tomas van houtryve

    Testing new funding models for photojournalism, Part I As most people know, an increasing number of news organizations are abandoning in-depth reporting in favor of entertainment and celebrity stories. At the same time, the few media that remain dedica… via Tomas van Houtryve | Journal: https://tomasvanhoutryve.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/testing-new-funding-models-for-photojournalism/ I am also participating in the beta testing of…

  • What if Mexico Still Included California, Nevada and Texas? – The New York Times

    What if Mexico Still Included California, Nevada and Texas? – The New York Times

    What if Mexico Still Included California, Nevada and Texas? Tomas van Houtryve followed Mexico’s long-forgotten northern boundary to meet families who have lived in the region, now forming part of the United States, for centuries. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/lens/what-if-mexico-still-included-california-nevada-and-texas.html Tomas van Houtryve followed Mexico’s long-forgotten northern boundary to meet families who have lived in the region, now…

  • These Drone Photos Show Life at the U.S.-Mexico Border | Time

    These Drone Photos Show Life at the U.S.-Mexico Border ‘On the border, cameras are used for targeting and apprehension. The photographic medium has been weaponized.’ via Time: http://time.com/longform/over-the-line/ The President’s wall has yet to become reality. Still, a handful of companies are working on prototype designs, despite worries that a physical wall would be too…

  • CENTER’s Producer’s Choice Award 1st Place Winner: Tomas van Houtryve | LENSCRATCH

    CENTER’s Producer’s Choice Award 1st Place Winner: Tomas van Houtryve | LENSCRATCH

    CENTER’s Producer’s Choice Award 1st Place Winner: Tomas van Houtryve Congratulations to Tomas van Houtryve for his First Place win for the CENTER’s 2018 Producer’s Choice Award for his projects, Divided, Lines and Lineage, and Implied Lines. The Choice Awards recognize outstanding photographers working in all processes and via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2018/05/center-producers-choice-award-1st-place-tomas-van-houtryve/ Congratulations to Tomas van…

  • These 3 Photojournalists Receive the $30,000 Catchlight Grant – Feature Shoot

    These 3 Photojournalists Receive the $30,000 Catchlight Grant – Feature Shoot

    These 3 Photojournalists Receive the $30,000 Catchlight Grant – Feature Shoot Students from School #18 perform a show at the local theater in Sergiyev Posad, Russia, 15 Dec 2016. The show promotes the cadet school at School #18. © Sarah Blesener… via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2017/05/these-3-photojournalists-receive-the-30000-catchlight-grant/ On April 25th, photojournalists Sarah Blesener, Brian Frank and Tomas…

  • CatchLight Fellowship: Here Are the Three Inaugural Fellows | Time.com

    Here Are the Three Inaugural CatchLight Fellows TIME Exclusive: Sarah Blesener, Brian Frank and Tomas van Houtryve each won $30,000 via Time: http://time.com/4754039/catchlight-fellows/ Photographers Sarah Blesener, Brian Frank and Tomas van Houtryve are the winners of the first CatchLight Fellowship. Each will receive $30,000 to complete a project that promotes social good.

  • What Do Drones Mean for the Future of Photojournalism? — Vantage — Medium

    What Do Drones Mean for the Future of Photojournalism? — Vantage — Medium

    What Do Drones Mean for the Future of Photojournalism? Tomas van Houtryve reflects via Medium: https://medium.com/vantage/what-do-drones-mean-for-the-future-of-photojournalism-ff05a9cd550c Award-winning photographer Tomas Van Houtryve reflects on a changing (aerial) landscape

  • Iturbide, Fink, Van Houtryve to Be Honored at ICP Infinity Awards 2015

    Iturbide, Fink, Van Houtryve to Be Honored at ICP Infinity Awards 2015 | PDNPulse The International Center of Photography (ICP) announced their list of 2015 Infinity Award Winners this morning. The awards will be presented April 30 at a gala in New York City. The 2015 Cornell Capa Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to…

  • Nat Geo Photog Says Amazon Won’t Stop Selling His Stolen Photograph

    Nat Geo Photog Says Amazon Won’t Stop Selling His Stolen Photograph

    Nat Geo Photog Says Amazon Won’t Stop Selling His Stolen Photograph Earlier this month, National Geographic photographer Tomas van Houtryve had one of his photographs selected by TIME magazine as one of the Top 10 Photos via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2014/12/23/nat-geo-photog-says-amazon-wont-stop-selling-stolen-photograph-products/ All Amazon products mentioned in this post were still available on the Amazon website at the…

  • Drone Country: See America From Above | TIME

    See America From Above Affordable drones are giving us a new—perhaps temporary—vantage on the world via Time: http://time.com/3627980/drone-country-see-america-from-above/ Belgian photographer Tomas van Houtryve looks at America through the eyes of a drone, a small quadcopter he bought online and equipped with a high-resolution camera

  • Tomas van Houtryve: A Sky Full of Cameras | PROOF

    Tomas van Houtryve: A Sky Full of Cameras | PROOF

    Tomas van Houtryve: A Sky Full of Cameras For the past 15 years I’ve worked as a professional photojournalist, inspired by the camera’s ability to connect human beings, document news, and capture beauty. But there is a darker side to how photography is used in our world today. Cameras are increas via Photography: http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2014/08/15/tomas-van-houtryve-a-sky-full-of-cameras/ there…

  • Tomas van Houtryve Drone Essay Longest Ever Published by Harper’s

    Tomas van Houtryve Drone Essay Longest Ever Published by Harper’s | PDNPulse   Tomas van Houtryve takes on the proliferation of drones as weapons and as tools of surveillance in the April issue of Harper’s Magazine, in a photo essay titled “Blue Sky Days.” At 16 pages, it’s the largest picture story ever published by…

  • Artifacts: Photographer Tomas van Houtryve

    Artifacts: Photographer Tomas van Houtryve Artifacts is a series about physical items that have meaning to photographers in the field. The items are styled, shot, and described by the photographers themselves. Tomas van Houtryve started out as a philosophy student but quickly discovered he had a p via Photography: http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2013/11/01/artifacts-photographer-tomas-van-houtryve/ Van Houtryve took our strange…

  • Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography: Tomas van Houtryve

    Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography: Tomas van Houtryve After spending seven years photographing life in countries under communist rule, Tomas van Houtryve has turned his attention to America’s drone war. With the $10,000 awarded to him through the Getty Editorial Grant, he intends to use a drone-mounted camer via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/interview/2293046/getty-images-grants-for-editorial-photography-tomas-van-houtryve…

  • Video: Photojournalist Tomas van Houtryve – 21st century Communism

    Video: Photojournalist Tomas van Houtryve – 21st century Communism

    LensCulture – Contemporary Photography Discover and share the best in contemporary photography via LensCulture: http://www.lensculture.com/webloglc/mt_files/archives/2012/06/21st-communism.html Photojournalist Tomas Van Houtryve takes us behind the curtains of 21st century communism with seven years of photographs from China, Cuba, Laos, Moldova, Nepal, North Korea, and Vietnam. He presented this lecture and slideshow a few weeks ago at the…

  • Behind Communism’s Curtain talk at the Oslo Freedom Forum (video and transcript)

    Link: Tomas van Houtryve | journal It turns out that the areas of our planet where the Communist Party has managed to survive and adapt to the 21st century are far more vast and varied than most of us imagine.

  • Van Houtryve Wins at POYi, with Help from Crowd Funding

    Van Houtryve Wins at POYi, with Help from Crowd Funding | PDNPulse Tomas van Houtryve, whose “Behind the Curtains” photo essay has won this year’s World Understanding Award at POYi, completed the eight-year project with the help of money he raised through the crowd-funding site Emphas.is. We don’t know if this is the fir via…

  • VII Photo Agency Brings in New Members

    VII Photo Agency Brings in New Members | PDNPulse Three months after VII Pboto announced a shakeup to its structure, the changes at the photographers’ cooperative have finally played out with the announcement today of its new members. They are Davide Monteleone, Anastasia Taylor-Lind, Lynsey Addario, Joc via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2011/09/vii-photo-agency-brings-in-new-members-and-new-money.html They are Davide Monteleone, Anastasia…

  • Tomas Van Houtryve Tries Alternative Funding Methods

    Tomas Van Houtryve Tries Alternative Funding Methods – A Photo Editor Photojournalist Tomas Van Houtryve has been testing alternative funding methods for his photography projects and I asked if he would give us a report on how it’s working out for him. His latest project is called “21st Century Communism” and he’s using Emp via…

  • 2010 The Year in Pictures « tomas van houtryve | journal

    2010 The Year in Pictures « tomas van houtryve | journal

    2010 The Year in Pictures Below is a link to a retrospective slide show of my work this year, including my trip following the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Vietnam, a visit to the bizarre Republic of Kalmykia, the food crisis i… via Tomas van Houtryve | Journal: http://tomasvanhoutryve.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/2010-the-year-in-pictures/ a retrospective slide show of my…