Category: Photojournalism
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Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up 16 November 2018 – Photojournalism Now
Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up 16 November 2018 This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – it’s all about the Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney) with my reviews on the David Goldblatt retrospective and Primavera 2018. Revie… via Photojournalism Now: https://photojournalismnow43738385.wordpress.com/2018/11/16/photojournalism-now-friday-round-up-16-november-2018/ This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – it’s all about the…
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Shocker: News Photography Gets Worse Without Actual News Photographers | Fstoppers
Shocker: News Photography Gets Worse Without Actual News Photographers It’s been a rough time for photojournalists, with many large metro newspapers laying off entire photo staffs. Quality is bound to take a hit, but does the public notice? A new study says that they do. Researchers Tara Mortensen and Peter Gade, in a study via…
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Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 22 March, 2018 – Photojournalism Now
Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 22 March, 2018 This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – Format Festival in the UK and the Australian and New Zealand Photobook Award. Plus check out my review for Australian Book Review of a new … via Photojournalism Now: https://photojournalismnow43738385.wordpress.com/2019/03/22/photojournalism-now-friday-round-up-22-march-2018/ This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round…
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America Used to Promote Photojournalism. Now It Bans It.
America Used to Promote Photojournalism. Now It Bans It. Julia Le Duc’s already iconic photograph of a dead father and daughter on the Rio Grande is the latest reminder of how essential photographers are to democracy. via The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/america-used-to-promote-photojournalism-now-it-bans-it Julia Le Duc’s already iconic photograph of a dead father and daughter on the…
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Exploring the ‘Country Doctor’ Photo Essay by W. Eugene Smith
Link: Martin from All About Street Photography has produced this interesting exploration of the Country Doctor series for those who want to take a deeper dive into this iconic work.
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W. Eugene Smith: Father of the Photo Essay
W. Eugene Smith: Father of the Photo Essay Last week, I talked about the photo essay “Country Doctor” by W. Eugene Smith, and today I would like to focus more on his life and photography in via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2019/08/17/w-eugene-smith-master-of-the-editorial-photo-essay/ William Eugene Smith has been described as “perhaps the single most important American photographer in the…
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Lakes, jails and ice-skating bears: the world’s best photojournalism – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian
Lakes, jails and ice-skating bears: the world’s best photojournalism – in pictures The International Festival of Photojournalism takes place in Perpignan, France, every year. Here, photojournalists uncover stories – from war to ecocide – that the powerful would often rather keep secret via the Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2019/aug/27/lakes-jails-and-ice-skating-bears-the-worlds-best-photojournalism-in-pictures The International Festival of Photojournalism takes place in Perpignan, France,…
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Visa pour l’Image returns with a focus on press freedom and fake news – British Journal of Photography
Visa pour l’Image returns with a focus on press freedom and fake news – 1854 Photography The 31st international festival of photojournalism delivers a programme of hard-hitting reportage in an era when increasing hostility threatens freedom of the press via 1854 Photography: https://www.1854.photography/2019/08/visa-pour-limage-returns-with-a-focus-on-press-freedom-and-fake-news/ The 31st international festival of photojournalism delivers a programme of hard-hitting reportage…
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Visa pour l’Image returns with a focus on press freedom and fake news – British Journal of Photography
Visa pour l’Image returns with a focus on press freedom and fake news – 1854 Photography The 31st international festival of photojournalism delivers a programme of hard-hitting reportage in an era when increasing hostility threatens freedom of the press via 1854 Photography: https://www.1854.photography/2019/08/visa-pour-limage-returns-with-a-focus-on-press-freedom-and-fake-news/ The 31st international festival of photojournalism delivers a programme of hard-hitting reportage…
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Photojournalists remember Harry Kemp and his decades of images documenting local communities | The Milwaukee Independent
Photojournalists remember Harry Kemp and his decades of images documenting local communities | Milwaukee Independent via Milwaukee Independent: http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/featured/photojournalists-remember-harry-kemp-and-his-decades-of-images-documenting-local-communities/ The Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum hosted a special tribute to the late Harry Kemp on August 22, remembering his decades as a local photographer.
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Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 30 August 2019 – Photojournalism Now
Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 30 August 2019 This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – a special edition featuring the 31st Visa Pour L’image Festival in Perpignan, the world’s most renowned photojournalism festiva… via Photojournalism Now: https://photojournalismnow43738385.wordpress.com/2019/08/30/photojournalism-now-friday-round-up-30-august-2019/ This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – a special edition featuring the 31st…
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Photography in the Era of Digital Proliferation | Conscientious Photography Magazine
Photography in the Era of Digital Proliferation via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/digital-proliferation/ The public sphere in which these developments play out has become intertwined with our most private one: we wake up, and we look at our smartphones to check for messages, emails, articles, and/or pictures. Pictures, however, have ceased to be just that, pictures.…
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Photography in the Era of Digital Proliferation | Conscientious Photography Magazine
Photography in the Era of Digital Proliferation via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/digital-proliferation/ The public sphere in which these developments play out has become intertwined with our most private one: we wake up, and we look at our smartphones to check for messages, emails, articles, and/or pictures. Pictures, however, have ceased to be just that, pictures.…
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Sebastião Salgado: Gold – British Journal of Photography
Sebastião Salgado: Gold – 1854 Photography As Taschen republishes Sebastião Salgado’s classic reportage from the Serra Pelada gold mine, a former Magnum director recalls the day it first landed on his desk via 1854 Photography: https://www.1854.photography/2019/09/sebastião-salgado-gold/ As Taschen republishes Sebastião Salgado’s classic reportage from the Serra Pelada gold mine, a former Magnum director recalls the…
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A woman photojournalist navigates state and patriarchy in the Valley
A woman photojournalist navigates state and patriarchy in the Valley Masrat Zahra, a Kashmiri woman photojournalist speaks about dealing with the shackles of state and patriarchy, especially since 5 August. via The Caravan: https://caravanmagazine.in/conflict/a-woman-photojournalist-navigates-state-and-patriarchy-in-the-valley On the morning of 5 August 2019, Masrat Zahra, a young Kashmiri photojournalist, woke up confused. Her phone was not working…
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In Tulsa, this photojournalist makes time to talk to strangers – Poynter
In Tulsa, this photojournalist makes time to talk to strangers – Poynter “I fell in love with talking to strangers. Just seeing someone interesting, striking up a conversation and photographing them.” via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2019/in-tulsa-this-photojournalist-makes-time-to-talk-to-strangers/ A few years ago, Mike Simons walked and documented Tulsa’s 16-mile long Peoria Avenue one mile at a time. “It changed…
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Five powerful stories from this year’s Visa Pour L’Image: International Festival of Photojournalism – The Washington Post
Perspective | Five powerful stories from this year’s Visa Pour L’Image: International Festival of Photojournalism Five photographers exhibit five stories in this year’s annual event. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2019/09/06/five-powerful-stories-this-years-visa-pour-limage-international-festival-photjournalism/ There are 25 exhibits this year. In Sight is taking a look at five notable exhibitions from photographers Lynsey Addario, Adriana Loureiro Fernandez, Kirsten Luce, Laura…
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The expanded ambiguity of the news photograph » Nieman Journalism Lab
The expanded ambiguity of the news photograph “This is not to say that news images have no obligation to tell the truth, or no informational value — only that their truthfulness and informational value are necessarily situated and contingent rather than absolute.” via Nieman Lab: https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/12/the-expanded-ambiguity-of-the-news-photograph/ “This is not to say that news images have…
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The Most Powerful Moments in Photojournalism in 2019 – Artsy
The Most Powerful Moments in Photojournalism in 2019 Photojournalists are tasked with creating unforgettable images that make an immediate impact and provide crucial visual context. via Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-powerful-moments-photojournalism-2019 Each year, more and more people are able to tune into major world events from their own homes. Photojournalists are tasked with creating unforgettable images that make…
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Using His Camera as a Witness and Weapon – The New York Times
Using His Camera as a Witness and Weapon Shahidul Alam, the acclaimed Bangladeshi photojournalist and activist, pushes against the limits of his medium to cast light on what is suppressed or has vanished. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/arts/design/shahidul-alam-rubin-museum.html Like Woody Guthrie, who called his guitar an anti-fascist weapon, the Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam has used his camera for…