Syrian authorities have released Reuters photographer Khaled al-Hariri, who had been missing since Sunday March 27, Reuters reports. Al-Hariri, a Syrian who has worked for the Reuters for more than 20 years, was on his way to work at the Damascus office o
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2011/04/syria-releases-photographer-held-for-six-days.html
Syrian authorities have released Reuters photographer Khaled al-Hariri
New legislation in Sweden designed to protect bystanders against acts of voyeurism mixes ambiguously broad language with commonsense edicts, prompting one photographer to test the laws’ limits with hidden-camera portraits.
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2011/04/stealth-portraits-fuel-debate-over-privacy-laws/
New legislation in Sweden designed to protect bystanders against acts of voyeurism mixes ambiguously broad language with commonsense edicts, prompting one photographer to test the laws’ limits with hidden-camera portraits.
Sakamaki was returned to the group and told he was going to be arrested — “They said, ‘You know why.’”
“I said, ‘For being a journalist and taking pictures?’ They said, ‘Yes.’”
Link: Q. Sakamaki recounts fear and beatings during detainment in Egypt | dvafoto
“A Libyan woman burst into the hotel housing the foreign press in Tripoli Saturday morning and fought off security forces as she told journalists that she had been raped and beaten by members…
via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2011/03/26/libya-woman-struggle.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+boingboing/iBag
Her name is Eman al-Obeidy. CNN’s Nic Robertson was present, and his tweeted account is screengrabbed here. “CNN camera was violently snatched, systematically smashed to pieces and video footage stolen,” he wrote. “Some journalists were beaten in blatant display of regime thuggery.”
The driver of three western journalists who went missing in eastern Libya last week, including two from Agence France-Presse, says they were arrested by forces loyal to leader Moamar Gaddafi.
via ABC News: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/22/3170843.htm?section=world
The driver of three western journalists who went missing in eastern Libya last week, including two from Agence France-Presse, says they were arrested by forces loyal to leader Moamar Gaddafi.
AFP reporter Dave Clark and photographer Roberto Schmidt, and Getty photographer Joe Raedle, have not been heard from since Friday evening.
The four journalists, freed by the Libyan government on Monday, provided harrowing details about their capture.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/world/africa/22times.html?_r=2&hp
The Libyan government freed four New York Times journalists on Monday, six days after they were captured while covering the conflict between government and rebel forces in the eastern city of Ajdabiya. They were released into the custody of Turkish diplomats and crossed safely into Tunisia in the late afternoon, from where they provided a harrowing account of their captivity.
Mixed news on the Florida Farm bill (SB 1246) today. The Florida Senate Committee on Agriculture approved the bill, but before they did they passed two amendments to the language of the bill. The first amendment changes the language of the bill so that it
via NPPA Advocacy Committee: http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2011/03/21/florida-farm-bill-update/
Mixed news on the Florida Farm bill (SB 1246) today. The Florida Senate Committee on Agriculture approved the bill, but before they did they passed two amendments to the language of the bill.
The Libyan government has released four detained New York Times journalists including the photographers Tyler Hicks and Lynsey Addario.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/libya-releases-4-times-journalists/
The Libyan government has released four detained New York Times journalists — Tyler Hicks, Lynsey Addario, Stephen Farrell and Anthony Shadid
AFP said the trio went missing Friday while working near the eastern city of Tobruk, not far from the Egyptian border. On Friday they sent an eMail saying they planned to head 22 miles out of Tobruk to cover rebels and to speak with refugees who are fleeing the combat zones.
Two photographers – Agence France Presse’s Roberto Schmidt and Getty Images’ Joe Raedle – have gone missing in Libya alongside AFP reporter Dave Clark
Link: Two photographers missing in Libya – British Journal of Photography
Both bills, frighteningly, don’t limit their protections to images or recordings taken while on farm property. For instance, section 3.7 of Iowa’s HF589 defines a “crop operation” as “a location where a crop is maintained, including but not limited to a crop field, orchard, nursery, greenhouse, garden, elevator, seed house, barn, or warehouse.”
Link: Two US states move to outlaw unauthorized photos of farming operations | dvafoto
Four New York Times journalists held since Tuesday by pro-Qaddafi forces in Libya will be released today, Libyan government officials have told the US State Department. The Libyan government says that the four journalists, who include photographers Lynsey
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2011/03/libya-says-it-will-release-times-journalists-today.html
Four New York Times journalists held since Tuesday by pro-Qaddafi forces in Libya will be released today, Libyan government officials have told the US State Department. The Libyan government says that the four journalists, who include photographers Lynsey Addario and Tyler Hicks, were arrested in Ajdabiya when the Libyan army swept into the rebel-controlled city.
Recently we told you about a bill banning photography of farms in Florida. We have learned that there is a similar bill, prohibiting photography (among other things) of farms and crops without the permission of the owner. The Iowa bill has been compared t
via NPPA Advocacy Committee: http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2011/03/18/iowa/
Recently we told you about a bill banning photography of farms in Florida. We have learned that there is a similar bill, prohibiting photography (among other things) of farms and crops without the permission of the owner. The Iowa bill has been compared to the Florida bill, but a quick read of the bill shows that it is far worse. To Iowa’s credit, it appears that photography from the street wouldn’t be affected, however, mere possession and distribution of undercover photography of a farm would be a crime. This elevates editors and news organizations to the status of criminals if they publish, or even possess undercover footage of farms, crops or animal facilities.
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031404419.html?wprss=rss_world
A central message of the film is that greater transparency and openness can improve a system in which most convictions are not based on physical evidence and defendants are vulnerable to unfounded claims.
A message in the credits advises viewers to demand their legal hearings be recorded.
The correspondents say they were physically abused and psychologically terrorized for 21 hours after being detained trying to reach the scene of a battle 30 miles from the capital.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/world/africa/10bbc.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Goktay Koraltan, said: “I cannot describe how bad it was. Most of them were hooded and handcuffed really tightly, all with swollen hands and broken ribs. They were in agony. They were screaming.”
One of the most overlooked parts of any photo or video shoot is obtaining a shooting permit. This post outlines when you need a permit and how to apply.
via Chase Jarvis Photography: http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2011/03/how-to-permit-photo-video-shoots/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ChaseJarvis+%28Chase+Jarvis+Blog%29
One of the most consistent requests I get from readers is for info about all the paperwork and business side of the photo & cinema industries. Given that our Executive Producer, Kate, handles all that, I’ve talked her into doing a series of posts that get down to the brass tacks. This post is about that ever-important piece of paper that few photographers obtain–or even know how to obtain the location PERMIT. So here’s Kate to give you all the important info you’ll need…
A newly introduced bill in the Florida Senate would criminalize farm photography to which the owner does not consent — in writing.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/cracking-down-on-croparazzi/
Photographers — perhaps including some ghosts from Farm Security Administration days — are astir at news of a bill introduced by State Senator Jim Norman of Florida that would make it a felony to take a picture of a farm without the owner’s permission
Brian Stelter reports on how journalists are facing big challenges getting into Libya, and getting the story out.
via Media Decoder Blog: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/journalists-face-big-challenges-in-libya/?partner=rss&emc=rss
In the bottom right-hand corner of the poster was a label, too sophisticated to be a graffiti artist’s tag but something along those lines: a Japanese-like calligraphic symbol concocted from the letters “J” and “R” above a Web address. Suddenly, amid all the fear and long-bred loathing, questions were being asked about this strange work of art. How did it come to be there? Who was, as one newspaper asked, “this kamikaze image-maker,” JR?
About 3:45 p.m., a Sacramento Bee photographer was threatened and chased by members of an angry mob who mistakenly believed she was recording it on her cell phone. She ran to her car, where people surrounded her, screaming and pounding on her windows. She escaped unharmed but shaken.