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Climate Change, Drought, and Water Contamination: The Untold Story of California’s San Joaquin Valley – Feature Shoot

Climate Change, Drought, and Water Contamination: The Untold Story of California’s San Joaquin Valley – Feature Shoot

The Wellcome Photography Prize 2021 is free to enter and open for submissions. They’re looking for the human stories behind three urgent health challenges: mental health problems, infectious diseases, and…

via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2021/01/climate-change-drought-and-water-contamination-the-untold-story-of-californias-san-joaquin-valley/

“When I hear people talk about climate change, I often hear them ask, ‘When is it going to happen?’” the California-based documentary photographer Mette Lampcov tells us. “Well, it’s here. We are living it. And we’d better start looking it straight in the eyes.”

January 15, 2021
Statement Signed by 600+ Photography Professionals Demands Accountability from Magnum Photos

Statement Signed by 600+ Photography Professionals Demands Accountability from Magnum Photos

A group of 647 photography students and professionals have together signed a letter demanding Magnum Photos actively participate in addressing sexual

via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/01/14/statement-signed-by-600-photography-professionals-demands-accountability-from-magnum-photos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29

A group of 647 photography students and professionals have together signed a letter demanding Magnum Photos actively participate in addressing sexual harassment in the industry, namely with regards to accusations made against its photographer David Alan Harvey.

January 14, 2021
The ferries, nightclubs and seaside revelry of ’80s Dover

The ferries, nightclubs and seaside revelry of ’80s Dover

Photographer Janine Windel remembers visiting the UK’s major ferry port in 1989, where she immersed herself in a world that often felt frozen in time.

via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/the-ferries-nightclubs-and-seaside-revelry-of-80s-dover/

Photographer Janine Wiedel remembers visiting the UK’s major ferry port in 1989, where she immersed herself in a world that often felt frozen in time.

January 14, 2021
LatinAmericana – Photographs by various artists | Essay by Laura Beltrán Villamizar | LensCulture

LatinAmericana – Photographs by various artists | Essay by Laura Beltrán Villamizar | LensCulture

Founder of Native Agency, Laura Beltrán Villamizar, takes a look at a celebration of Latin American photography at PHmuseum, which offers a chance to discover an eclectic assortment of artists disrupting clichés of the region

via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/ph-museum-latinamericana

Founder of Native Agency, Laura Beltrán Villamizar, takes a look at a celebration of Latin American photography at PHmuseum, which offers a chance to discover an eclectic assortment of artists disrupting clichés of the region.

January 14, 2021
Blind – Photographic and Musical Road Trip Across Germany

Photographic and Musical Road Trip Across Germany — Blind Magazine

The German photographer Hans-Jürgen Burkard spent several months traveling to the four corners of his native country. His book, An Tagen wie Diesen [Days Like These], is a journey through photography and music, a snapshot of a carefree Germany full of hum

via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/1190/Photographic-And-Musical-Road-Trip-Across-Germany

The German photographer Hans-Jürgen Burkard spent several months traveling to the four corners of his native country. His book, An Tagen wie Diesen [Days Like These], is a journey through photography and music, a snapshot of a carefree Germany full of humanity, in equal part youth and tradition.

January 13, 2021
Damian Heinisch replicates his family’s journeys made during WW2 in an immense new photographic project

Damian Heinisch replicates his family’s journeys made during WW2 in an immense new photographic project

Taking pictures from train windows between Oslo and Ukraine, Damian Heinisch tells of the harrowing journeys that his family once took during the second world war.

Link: https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/damian-heinisch-45-photography-130121?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+itsnicethat%2FSlXC+%28It%27s+Nice+That%29

Taking pictures from train windows between Oslo and Ukraine, Damian Heinisch tells of the harrowing journeys that his family once took during the second world war.

January 13, 2021
The Curious Society Wants to Print a New Photojournalism Magazine – PhotoShelter Blog

The Curious Society Wants to Print a New Photojournalism Magazine – PhotoShelter Blog

Veteran photojournalist Kenneth Jarecke announced the creation of The Curious Society, a membership-based, quarterly print publication for contemporary photojournalism.

via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2021/01/the-curious-society-wants-to-print-a-new-photojournalism-magazine/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29

A few weeks ago, veteran photojournalist Kenneth Jarecke announced the creation of The Curious Society, a membership-based, quarterly print publication for contemporary photojournalism. While some might reflexively balk at starting a printed magazine in the digital age, Jarecke believes there is a market for people who want a tactile experience, and one that forces them to more slowly appreciate photography – and if he’s right, he’ll also be paying photographers a meaningful licensing fee in return.

January 13, 2021
Alice Rose George, a ‘Photographer’s Dream Editor,’ Dies at 76 – The New York Times

Alice Rose George, a ‘Photographer’s Dream Editor,’ Dies at 76

Her unerring eye for visuals made her a fixture in New York’s magazine world, where she promoted scores of famous and unsung photographers.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/arts/alice-rose-george-dead.html

“She was a photographer’s dream editor,” said Susan Meiselas, a photographer who worked under Ms. George in the early 1990s when Ms. George ran the New York offices of the photo agency Magnum. “She saw what they saw and gave them support, not just financial but emotional.”

January 12, 2021
Blind – The DRC Through the Eyes of Congolese Photographers

The DRC Through the Eyes of Congolese Photographers

Prompted partly by the health crisis, the Carmignac Photojournalism Award has transformed this year into a collaborative project that explores the notion of representation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and spotlights local journalism.

January 12, 2021
Podcast: Photojournalists Capture the Capitol Under Siege – PhotoShelter Blog

Podcast: Photojournalists Capture the Capitol Under Siege – PhotoShelter Blog

January 6, 2021, an infamous day in U.S. History when citizens overran the Capitol was also a day when photojournalists delivered incredible work under heavy duress. In this episode of Vision Slightly Blurred, Sarah and Allen review some of the exemplary

via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2021/01/podcast-photojournalists-capture-the-capitol-under-siege/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29

January 6, 2021, an infamous day in U.S. History when citizens overran the Capitol was also a day when photojournalists delivered incredible work under heavy duress. In this episode of Vision Slightly Blurred, Sarah and Allen review some of the exemplary work and discuss the outsized influence that social media had on the “performative” acts of many of the rioters.

January 12, 2021
‘We kept on working.’ Two photojournalists share what they witnessed during the Capitol building riot. – Poynter

‘We kept on working.’ Two photojournalists share what they witnessed during the Capitol building riot. – Poynter

Reporters and photojournalists assigned to cover the Electoral College vote count found themselves thrust into a riot against Congress, and found themselves attacked as well.

via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2021/we-kept-on-working-two-photojournalists-share-what-they-witnessed-during-the-capitol-building-riot/

Days after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Building, Leah Millis was still trying to grasp all that she saw.

January 12, 2021
A Suitcase of Negatives – Photographs by Rezo Kezeli | Essay by Misho Antadze | LensCulture

A Suitcase of Negatives – Photographs by Rezo Kezeli | Essay by Misho Antadze | LensCulture

The discovery of an abandoned archive reveals an extraordinary document of everyday life in Georgia under Soviet rule, prompting photographer Guram Tsibakhashvili to seek out the mysterious identity of its creator

via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/rezo-kezali-a-suitcase-of-negatives

The discovery of an abandoned archive reveals an extraordinary document of everyday life in Georgia under Soviet rule, prompting photographer Guram Tsibakhashvili to seek out the mysterious identity of its creator.

January 11, 2021
The Year of Not Knowing – LENSCRATCH

The Year of Not Knowing – LENSCRATCH

In January 2020, when the world was blissfully unaware of the devastating global transformation that would impact every corner of our lives, a group of photographers met for a year-long masterclass under the tutelage of Aline Smithson. Here, each would de

via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2021/01/the-year-of-not-knowing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29

In January 2020, when the world was blissfully unaware of the devastating global transformation that would impact every corner of our lives, a group of photographers met for a year-long masterclass under the tutelage of Aline Smithson. Here, each would develop a personal photographic project that would ultimately be exhibited at the Los Angeles Center of Photography in early 2021.

January 10, 2021
Reporters covering the Capitol attack were used to harassment and heckling. But Wednesday was different. – Poynter

Reporters covering the Capitol attack were used to harassment and heckling. But Wednesday was different. – Poynter

Rioters spat at reporters and hurled slurs. They chased journalists down and destroyed their gear. Some physically assaulted media workers.

via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2021/reporters-covering-the-capitol-attack-were-used-to-harassment-and-heckling-but-wednesday-was-different/

When Trump took the stage Wednesday at his “Save America” rally, he started his speech with a rant against the media, calling it “the biggest problem we have as far as I’m concerned — single biggest problem” and falsely claiming “fake news” had stolen the election. Hours later, some of his supporters had taken his message to heart and went after the media members who they saw as responsible for Trump’s loss in the 2020 election.

January 9, 2021
“A view of anything”: Photographing the insurrection – Columbia Journalism Review

“A view of anything”: Photographing the insurrection

Congress was on break when Tom Williams, a photographer for CQ Roll Call, stepped out of the House chamber to file some shots of the vote to certify the election. Then he noticed something out a window facing east: a skirmish between dozens of cops and

via Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/photographers-capitol-coup.php

The crowd seemed ready for a photo opportunity; democracy was under siege by a spectacle of costumes, body paint, and an unknown number of weapons. Some of the insurrectionists wore maga hats or camo-gear; they brandished flags for Trump and for the Confederacy; few wore masks. Williams headed out to find a good vantage point and saw people with bleary eyes—the rioters and the police had exchanged pepper spray, he later learned—and bloodstained faces. He captured some images of rioters shoving their way through a wall of police. Soon, an officer escorted Williams and a few other photographers to the third-floor gallery of the House chamber, then told them to lie low. He clenched his equipment. “I was trying to quickly and surreptitiously take pictures the whole time,” he said. “We were like, Holy shit.” A throng had entered the Capitol.

January 9, 2021
11 Journalists on Covering the Capitol Siege: ‘This Could Get Ugly’ – The New York Times

11 Journalists on Covering the Capitol Siege: ‘This Could Get Ugly’

Reporters who planned to watch a political ceremony were caught in a wave of turmoil.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/business/media/journalists-capitol-mob.html

The journalists ended up chronicling a siege that underscored the fragility of American democracy. Many did their jobs a few feet from drawn weapons. Others faced the wrath of pro-Trump agitators with a grudge against the news media.

January 9, 2021
Should journalists play a role in identifying rioters? – Poynter

Should journalists play a role in identifying rioters? – Poynter

News organizations may have an unpopular fight ahead as federal law enforcement agencies seek out their unpublished images from the Capitol siege.

via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2021/should-journalists-play-a-role-in-identifying-rioters/

News organizations should soon expect to hear from federal law enforcement agencies. National Press Photographers Association General Counsel Mickey Osterreicher says he expects that they will ask or demand that news organizations and individual journalists who documented the siege of the U.S. Capitol turn over their unpublished images and videos.

January 8, 2021
Blind – Six Spreads: Ralph Gibson Visits Sacred Land

Six Spreads: Ralph Gibson Visits Sacred Land

On his friend Helmut Newton: “I was talking to Helmut about his commercial photography, and I said to him, ‘Helmut, what do you tell yourself when you get up in the morning?’ He says, ‘Ralphie, I get up in the morning and I say to myself, ‘I’ll show those fuckers.’”

January 8, 2021
5 Photographers Cope with Anxiety Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic – Feature Shoot

5 Photographers Cope with Anxiety Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic – Feature Shoot

The Wellcome Photography Prize 2021 is free to enter and open for submissions. They’re looking for the human stories behind three urgent health challenges: mental health problems, infectious diseases, and…

via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2021/01/5-photographers-cope-with-anxiety-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Sobekwa’s portrait of life, loss, and hope during the pandemic is part of Wellcome’s Covid-19 Anxiety Project, an ambitious and singular commission by Wellcome and the team behind the Wellcome Photography Prize. The project spans five countries and five photographers, each addressing the question, “How are you, your family, and your friends coping with anxiety related to Covid-19?” The project and the Wellcome Photography Prize 2021, which is currently open for entries, are part of Wellcome’s continued commitment to challenging stigmas and bringing to light the unseen realities of mental health.

January 8, 2021
Juxtapoz Magazine – Ronghui Chen’s Freezing Land

Juxtapoz Magazine – Ronghui Chen’s Freezing Land

“We’re used to thinking of Chinese cities in the context of growth,” explains photographer Ronghui Chen, “but the country’s northeast region is a…

Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/ronghui-chen-s-freezing-land/

“We’re used to thinking of Chinese cities in the context of growth,” explains photographer Ronghui Chen, “but the country’s northeast region is an exception. Bordering Russia and North Korea, the region, with ample natural resources, was the first to develop heavy industries in the 1960s and prospered for decades. There were 15 million immigrants to northeastern China in Mao’s era.

January 8, 2021