Reporters, it pains us to say, never got it. First, they weren’t used to, and didn’t like, carrying STUFF. The idea was a nightmare to them. Mark it up to left-brain, right brain. Therefore, the idea that you can command a reporter to take over the cameraperson’s job is wishful thinking.
Author: Trent
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Don't Blame the Platypus
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Pete Souza Named Obama's White House Photographer
Photojournalist and NPPA member Pete Souza has accepted the position of official White House photographer for President-elect Barack Obama, he told News Photographer magazine tonight.
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Career change: Banker-turned-photojournalist – Telegraph
Marcus Bleasdale swapped derivatives for a camera to document the horrors of war
Check it out here. Once again, via APAD.
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Retired Blade photographer's favorite work
There’s something magical about a camera, the way looking through it changes one’s view of the world and how with one click it can freeze time. Few know that better than Herral Long, a photojournalist with The Blade for more than 50 years.
Check it out here. Via APAD.
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'Most E-Mailed' List Tearing New York Times' Newsroom Apart
“Your reputation is everything here at the Times, and if you want get known, you’ve got to deliver what readers want: differences between men and women, and photos of cats,” national political reporter Adam Nagourney said. “I suppose I could be most e-mailed, too, if I sat in front of my computer all day making up cutesy names for government officials, like some redheaded Wednesday and Saturday columnists I know.”
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JPG magazine closes its doors by Photocritic
I just received an e-mail from the editor over at JPG magazine, bearing a rather quite sad message: They’re shutting the doors for good.
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Vacation Pics
Photos By John L. White
I went home for vacation a couple of weeks ago and instead of hauling around a bulky SLR camera, the kind I use every day at work, I decided to give the camera on my iPhone a try. Normally, cellphone cameras produce grainy and unusable in real life photos but with help from the Camera Bag application, downloaded from the iTunes store, I was able to take a lot of really fun photographs.
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A Nice Find
The year-end portfolio of the OMAHA WORLD HERALD’s Matt Miller is really a nice body of work.
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Feature Shoot
Feature Shoot is a resource for photo editors, art directors, and other industry professionals to discover new photographic talent. We interview and showcase the work of up-and-coming American photographers alongside that of established photographers who have completed a project or whose work has taken on a new direction.
Check it out here. Via Tim Gruber.
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Post-Dispatch Best Photos of the Year
it’s the time when photo editors compile collections of their staff’s best work of the year. At stltoday.com, we’ve organized our work into five different categories. Here are examples of each category, along with links to the full galleries.
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Having your work reviewed (Conscientious)
Following my earlier request, Suzanne Revy kindly sent me some comments about getting your work reviewed at a portfolio review.
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Angelo Guarracino – quizas mañana at burn magazine
Walking through the streets of Oaxaca or its countryside, I felt a strange emotion in seeing the moments of daily life of “campesinos”, artisans, workers, old and young people. There was an incredible power, nearly like that of magic, to their faces. In spite of the heavy work, there was a serenity and a limpid hope in their eyes.
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Interview: Donald Weber, inside the Imperium
we’re talking to photographer Donald Weber who is based in Eastern Europe and is with the VII Network
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Site Update – Ratings
You can now rate the links posted at The Click. Have at it.
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Skaters Jump In as Foreclosures Drain the Pool
On a recent morning, a 27-year-old skateboarder who goes by the name Josh Peacock peered into a swimming pool in Fresno, Calif., emptied by his own hands — and the foreclosure crisis — and flashed a smile as wide as a half-pipe.
“We have more pools than we know what to do with,” said Mr. Peacock, who lives in Fresno, the Central Valley city where thousands of homes, many with pools behind them, are in foreclosure. “I can’t even keep track of them all anymore.”
