Category: Photojournalism
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“Photographers are the ones who see everything” – Columbia Journalism Review
“Photographers are the ones who see everything” Reuters photojournalist Adnan Abidi on shooting Delhi’s COVID-19 crisis via Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/special_report/adnan-abidi-india-delhi-covid-19.php?a=home-hero&utm_source=cjr-org&utm_content=homehero Sometimes people say these photos are beautiful, but I just want to show people what’s happening. Right now you don’t want to show people how good you are, with composition or whatever. What matters…
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Scenes from Work as Photojournalists are Increasingly Caught Up in the Protest Field – Reading The Pictures
Scenes from Work as Photojournalists are Increasingly Caught Up in the Protest Field – Reading The Pictures These photos of Columbian photographer Luis Robayo demonstrate how much photojournalists can be absorbed by the protests they cover. via Reading The Pictures: https://www.readingthepictures.org/2021/05/photojournalists-moving-targets/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Bagnewsnotes+%28Reading+The+Pictures%29 That’s how AFP photographer Luis Robayo captions two Instagram posts featuring recent images of himself…
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News Corp Australia Has Laid Off the Last of Its Photographers: Report | PetaPixel
News Corp Australia Has Laid Off the Last of Its Photographers: Report News Corp Australia no longer employs any full time photographers. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/05/17/news-corp-australia-has-laid-off-the-last-of-its-photographers-report/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 News Corp Australia has reportedly laid off the last of its staff photographers and converted fully to using freelancers according to a new report. The last eight photographers were informed…
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‘I’ve Had Several Breakdowns’: Photographers on Covering India’s COVID Horror
‘I’ve Had Several Breakdowns’: Photographers on Covering India’s COVID Horror These photographers are humanising India’s unfolding catastrophe for the world. But at what cost? Link: https://www.vice.com/en/article/3aqny8/photographers-journalists-covid-coronavirus-india-photos There are many ethical debates linked to portraying tragedy but it’s these shocking photos coming out of India that are pushing the world to sit up and take notice. And…
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Blind – Magnum Photos Presents “Storytelling For Impact,” an Online Seminar
Magnum Photos Presents “Storytelling For Impact,” an Online Seminar In a new four-part webinar, Magnum Photos brings together Colby Deal, Jim Goldberg, and Rafal Milach along with advocates, leaders, and grant-makers to help photographers in the fight for social change. Link: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/1307/Magnum-Photos-Presents-Storytelling-For-Impact-An-Online-Seminar In a new four-part webinar, Magnum Photos brings together Colby Deal, Jim Goldberg,…
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Industry Insights: Ron Haviv on the changing landscape of conflict photography | 1854 Photography
Industry Insights: Ron Haviv on the changing landscape of conflict photography | 1854 Photography Reading Time: 5 minutes From cutting through the oversaturated image market to combating fake news, the renowned conflict photographer and Emmy-nominated filmmaker discusses how the role – and risks – of photojournalism continue to shift in the digital ag via 1854…
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Hannah Yoon’s Subtle, Powerful Photos of the Atlanta Spa Shooting – PhotoShelter Blog
Hannah Yoon’s Subtle, Powerful Photos of the Atlanta Spa Shooting – PhotoShelter Blog While overall hate crime dipped in 2020, hate crime against Asians increased dramatically in a number of cities around the country. That trend has unfortunately continued into the early parts of 2021, most visibly manifesting itself with the killing of 8 via…
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The Fluctuating Truth of Documentary Images
The Fluctuating Truth of Documentary Images False and varying claims about documentary images made by Candida Höfer and Dorothea Lange ultimately create a deeply malleable “unsettled subject.” via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/627020/the-fluctuating-truth-of-documentary-images/ I think of this while looking at Lange’s iconic image of the “Migrant Woman”(1936). I think about it again while I delete, with embarrassment, a…
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Forget the Photography, Remember the Story: For Rick Egan, Photojournalism is About Changing Lives – SLUG Magazine
Forget the Photography, Remember the Story: For Rick Egan, Photojournalism is About Changing Lives – SLUG Magazine Rick Egan, a staff photographer for The Salt Lake Tribune since 1984, has spent the majority of his life documenting SLC in photographs. via SLUG Magazine: https://www.slugmag.com/arts/art/forget-the-photography-remember-the-story-for-rick-egan-photojournalism-is-about-changing-lives/ Photographing the punk and hardcore scene is far from the only…
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Photographing Natural Disasters: Ideas & Ethics – Feature Shoot
Photographing Natural Disasters: Ideas & Ethics – Feature Shoot In 2020, swaths of our planet were ravaged by wildfires and hurricanes as global temperatures soured. The Australian bushfire crisis killed or displaced almost three billion animals, and California experienced… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2021/03/photographing-natural-disasters-ideas-ethics/ As the connection between climate change and extreme weather events becomes increasingly…
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War-Zone Experience Carries Journalists Into Inauguration Coverage – The New York Times
War-Zone Experience Carries Journalists Into Inauguration Coverage Reporters and photographers who are no strangers to conflict are among those assigned to what is usually a day of pageantry. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/business/media/journalists-inauguration.html “I’m used to being a war reporter in countries where there were no institutions, or the institutions shattered very rapidly,” said Ms. di Giovanni, now…
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‘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…
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“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…
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Calling all the shots: three decades on the frontline of photography | Media | The Guardian
Calling all the shots: three decades on the frontline of photography The Observer picture editor reflects on the evolution of photojournalism as he bows out after nearly 30 years via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/dec/20/calling-all-the-shots-three-decades-on-the-frontline-of-photography Jane Bown looking at a contact sheet by the lightbox, using her monocle eyeglass. Motorcycle couriers flirting with picture researchers. Reporters massaging…
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Appleton Post Crescent: In 25 years as a photojournalist, it’s the people I’ll never forget
In 25 years as a Post-Crescent photojournalist, it’s the people I’ll never forget Over the years, he’s covered plenty of high-profile events, including three Olympics and five Super Bowls. Link: https://www.postcrescent.com/in-depth/life/2020/12/17/appleton-post-crescent-25-years-photojournalist-its-people-ill-never-forget/3905424001/ Last fall, I marked my 25th anniversary with The Post-Crescent. It’s incredible how quickly time passes. I’ve spent close to half my life documenting…
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Congo in Conversation chronicles important stories from the country’s rising reportage photographers
Congo in Conversation chronicles important stories from the country’s rising reportage photographers The recently published monogram features 35 reportages and 15 photographers’ work over a climactic six months as the pandemic hit the Democratic Republic of Congo. Link: https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/congo-in-conversation-photography-publication-161220?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+itsnicethat%2FSlXC+%28It%27s+Nice+That%29 The recently published monogram features 35 reportages and 15 photographers’ work over a climactic six months…
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Statesman photojournalist speaks on documenting George Floyd protests
Statesman photojournalist speaks on documenting George Floyd protests Photojournalist Ricardo B. Brazziell speaks to moments that have stuck with him while covering the George Floyd protests. via Austin American-Statesman: https://www.statesman.com/videos/news/2020/12/11/statesman-photojournalist-speaks-documenting-george-floyd-protests/6514039002/ Photojournalist Ricardo B. Brazziell speaks to moments that have stuck with him while covering the George Floyd protests.
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Thousands of Photographs, and a Year Like No Other – The New York Times
Thousands of Photographs, and a Year Like No Other The Year in Pictures project is an annual celebration of photojournalism. In 2020, photographers were living what they captured. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/12/insider/photographers-year-in-pictures.html The Year in Pictures project is an annual celebration of photojournalism. In 2020, photographers were living what they captured.
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Award-winning photojournalist Jan Šibík on the death of his trade, mobile pics and the coronavirus crisis | Radio Prague International
Award-winning photojournalist Jan Šibík on the death of his trade, mobile pics and the coronavirus crisis Jan Šibík, one of the Czech Republic’s top photojournalists, talks about the demise of photojournalism, mobile phone pics and documenting the coronavirus crisis. via Radio Prague International: https://english.radio.cz/award-winning-photojournalist-jan-sibik-death-his-trade-mobile-pics-and-8697232 Jan Šibík is one of the Czech Republic’s top photojournalists. He…
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How a Denver Photojournalist Captured a Shooting as It Unfolded – The New York Times
How a Denver Photojournalist Captured a Shooting as It Unfolded Helen H. Richardson, a photographer at The Denver Post, was steps away when a rally and a counterprotest ended in a fatal shooting. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/business/media/denver-photographer-shooting.html Helen H. Richardson, a photographer at The Denver Post, was steps away when a rally and a counterprotest ended in…