Category: Photojournalism
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How Photojournalism and Tech Intersect in “Texting Syria” – PhotoShelter Blog
How Photojournalism and Tech Intersect in “Texting Syria” – PhotoShelter Blog Our fascination with the relationship between photography and technology is no secret—in fact, it’s the subject of our latest podcast. We believe that understanding the impact of technology on society at large and our daily interactions with visual media via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2019/04/how-photojournalism-and-tech-intersect-in-texting-syria/ Our…
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Nihilistic Photojournalism? Don McCullin at Tate Britain – Disphotic
Nihilistic Photojournalism? Don McCullin at Tate Britain I went to Don McCullin’s current retrospective at Tate Britain with some trepidation. Both in terms of the things I knew the exhibition would ask me to look at, but also in terms of the stance the … via Disphotic: http://www.disphotic.com/nihilistic-photojournalism-don-mccullin-at-tate/ I went to Don McCullin’s current retrospective…
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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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The Grieving Woman at the Ethiopian Airlines Crash Site, and the Western Gaze – Reading The Pictures
The Grieving Woman at the Ethiopian Airlines Crash Site, and the Western Gaze – Reading The Pictures The expression of grief is so intense, I cannot forget it. At the same, however, I feel challenged looking at the photo as a westerner. via Reading The Pictures: https://www.readingthepictures.org/2019/03/ethiopian-airlines-crash-site/ This astonishing photo from the Ethiopian Airlines crash…
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The NPPA Confronts Issues of Diversity and Inclusion within Photojournalism – PhotoShelter Blog
The NPPA Confronts Issues of Diversity and Inclusion within Photojournalism – PhotoShelter Blog Diversity, inclusion and representation have become increasingly salient topics as many organizations – from government to restaurants – grapple with a generational shift that is forcing a re-examination of institutional bias, racism, sexual harassment an via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2019/03/the-nppa-confronts-issues-of-diversity-and-inclusion-within-photojournalism/ Diversity, inclusion and…
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Beautiful Deaths – Witness
Beautiful Deaths On acknowledgement, narrative, and the representation of death in photography via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/1-beautiful-deaths-f631f98adb04 These are Goya’s Disasters of War, a series of 82 prints made between 1810 and 1820 that show the horrors of war and its aftermath during the Spanish Napoleonic Wars. They are etchings, not photographs, but they are complete in…
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Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up 22 February 2019 – Photojournalism Now
Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up 22 February 2019 This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – the MiamiPhotoFest opens next week with 16 exhibitions including works by Kerry Payne Stailey and Maggie Steber. Plus the 2019 winner of th… via Photojournalism Now: https://photojournalismnow43738385.wordpress.com/2019/02/22/photojournalism-now-friday-round-up-22-february-2019/ This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – the MiamiPhotoFest…
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The Legacy of Photos – Witness
The Legacy of Photos How Mario Cruz’s pictures of captive children in Senegal are changing lives and legislation via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/the-legacy-of-photos-bb71b65afb45 Mario Cruz (Instagram) is a 31-year-old photographer based in Lisbon, Portugal. Starting in 2006, he worked with LUSA, a Portuguese news agency, and European Pressphoto Agency, before starting to work on his own personal…
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Women of Color Organize for Access and Accountability in Photojournalism – The New York Times
Women of Color Organize for Access and Accountability in Photojournalism The Authority Collective, whose members are women, transgender or nonbinary photographers, is building a supportive community while challenging industry leaders’ thinking about diversity and representation. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/lens/women-of-color-photojournalism-authority-collective.html Tara Pixley often felt isolated in the newsrooms where she worked as a photographer or photo editor. As…
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Gaia Tripoli on Editing Sergey Ponomarev’s Photos for a New York Times Feature | PDNPulse
Gaia Tripoli on Editing Sergey Ponomarev’s Photos for a New York Times Feature | PDNPulse New York Times photo editor Gaia Tripoli explains how she edited and sequenced a feature story by photographer Sergey Ponomarev. via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2019/02/gaia-tripoli-on-editing-sergey-ponomarevs-photos-for-a-new-york-times-feature.html In our story about how Sergey Ponomarev documented the arctic village of Shoyna being swallowed by sand,…
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Don McCullin on why he is showing at Tate Britain even though he is ‘not an artist’ | The Art Newspaper
Don McCullin on why he is showing at Tate Britain even though he is ‘not an artist’ The photojournalist also reflects on his career and reveals the most important stories he covered Link: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/tate-britain-celebrates-reluctant-artist-don-mccullin The photojournalist also reflects on his career and reveals the most important stories he covered
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Desmond Boylan: A Life in News Wire Photography – The New York Times
Desmond Boylan: A Life in News Wire Photography Santiago Lyon reflects on his friendship with — and the craft of — Mr. Boylan, a fellow conflict photographer. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/lens/desmond-boylan-photographer.html Grinning, he said that his name was Desmond Boylan, that he was Irish but had been raised in Spain and that while he was studying at…
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SF Chronicle Doubles A1 Photos Shot by Women Photographers | PDNPulse
SF Chronicle Doubles A1 Photos Shot by Women Photographers | PDNPulse Director of photography, Nicole Frugé, on increasing the number of photographs by women on page 1 of the San Francisco Chroncile. via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2019/01/sf-chronicle-doubles-a1-photos-shot-by-women-photographers.html According to data compiled by the organization Women Photograph, San Francisco Chronicle was far and away the leader among major…
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Quick Tip: Darcy Padilla on How to Make Better Photographs | PDNPulse
Quick Tip: Darcy Padilla on How to Make Better Photographs | PDNPulse Darcy Padilla on the emotional and intuitive process of seeing that can move you beyond predictable photographs. via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2019/01/quick-tip-darcy-padilla-on-how-to-make-better-photographs.html Darcy Padilla: We can walk into a room, we see things, we know in this one setting what we’re going to do. [Reed…
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Unpacking the privilege of life as a white South African
Unpacking the privilege of life as a white South African As a child of the post-apartheid generation, photographer Sydelle Willow Smith has found that her relationship with home poses more questions than answers. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/sydelle-willow-smith-south-africa-white-privilege/ As a child of the post-apartheid generation, photographer Sydelle Willow Smith has found that her relationship with home…
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Slow Violence, Slow Photography: Chris Gregory’s Portrait of Puerto Rico after Maria – Reading The Pictures
Slow Violence, Slow Photography: Chris Gregory’s Portrait of Puerto Rico after Maria – Reading The Pictures How do you photograph systemic failure? Chris Gregory does it through juxtaposition, capturing natural calamity and colonial neglect, both fast and slow. via Reading The Pictures: https://www.readingthepictures.org/2018/12/puerto-rico-post-maria/ How do you photograph systemic failure? How do you photograph the long tail…
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Of the Trillion Photos Taken in 2018, Which Were the Most Memorable?
Of the Trillion Photos Taken in 2018, Which Were the Most Memorable? What were the most memorable photos of 2018? A media professor creates a model to answer the question more scientifically. via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2018/12/most-memorable-photos-of-2018.html?blocked=true But that age has come to an end: Digital journalism and social media have changed the way we consume images.…
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The State of Photojournalism Today – Interview with MaryAnne Golon by Cat Lachowskyj | LensCulture
The State of Photojournalism Today – Interview with MaryAnne Golon by Cat Lachowskyj | LensCulture The Washington Post’s Director of Photography offers her insights into why photojournalism will always prevail, despite our persistent doubts via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/maryanne-golon-the-state-of-photojournalism-today The Washington Post’s Director of Photography offers her insights into why photojournalism will always prevail, despite our persistent…
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13 Stories That Captured Photography in 2018 – The New York Times
13 Stories That Captured Photography in 2018 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/lens/best-stories-photography-2018.html Because photography touches most everything, our topics have been far-ranging — from the environment, cyberbullying and immigration to race, gender and class. We have written about famed photographers like Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks and Diane Arbus as well as emerging image makers like Citlali Fabián, Fethi…
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Diary of a photojournalist – The Leica camera Blog
Diary of a photojournalist – The Leica camera Blog Alain Keler discuses his career and the theme of photography as memory