Category: Photojournalism
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Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has made a career of exploring places that are ‘off limits’ | THE CONNECTICUT STORY | connecticutmag.com
Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has made a career of exploring places that are ‘off limits’ Whether in a war zone or refugee camp, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario has spent her career on the front line armed with little more than a lens. via Connecticut Magazine: https://www.connecticutmag.com/the-connecticut-story/photojournalist-lynsey-addario-has-made-a-career-of-exploring-places/article_78357496-64a1-11ea-8db2-2b6ec9772e80.html Whether in a war zone or refugee camp, Pulitzer…
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Pulitzer Prize photographer Cathal McNaughton shares why he hasn’t lifted a camera since returning to his native Glens of Antrim – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
Pulitzer Prize photographer Cathal McNaughton shares why he hasn’t lifted a camera since returning to his native Glens of Antrim Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Cathal McNaughton is back living in a cottage in the Glens of Antrim after pressing pause on his globetrotting career and says he hasn’t owned a camera since leaving Reuters –…
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Photography in the Time of Brexit: The Curious Case of Mark Duffy
Photography in the Time of Brexit: The Curious Case of Mark Duffy When former Houses of Parliament photographer Mark Duffy heard a knock on the door at 8am on Wednesday 12th of February, he thought it was… via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/photography-in-the-time-of-brexit-the-curious-case-of-mark-duffy-9979e312fe39 When former Houses of Parliament photographer Mark Duffy heard a knock on the door at…
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‘Trailblazers of Light’ Recognizes the Pioneering Women of Photojournalism
‘Trailblazers of Light’ Recognizes the Pioneering Women of Photojournalism Trailblazers of Light is a website that recognizes the pioneering women who made a mark in the field of photojournalism during the days of film via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/03/09/trailblazers-of-light-recognizes-the-pioneering-women-of-photojournalism/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 The site was started by Yunghi Kim, a Special Contributor to Contact Press Images who has been active…
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New Members Join American Reportage – americanreportage
New Members Join American Reportage – americanreportage Rod Lamkey, Kim Raff, Julia Rendleman, Jeremy Wade Shockley and Nima Taradji join American Reportage to join in our mission of documenting the American experience. via americanreportage: https://americanreportage.com/new-members-join-american-reportage/ Photographers Rod Lamkey, Kim Raff, Julia Rendleman, Jeremy Wade Shockley and Nima Taradji join American Reportage to continue in our…
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Australian Associated Press to Shut Down After 85 Years in Operation
Australian Associated Press to Shut Down After 85 Years in Operation The Australian Associated Press (AAP) has announced that it will be closing down in June, marking the end of the 85-year-old news agency and leaving many via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/03/06/australian-associated-press-to-shut-down-after-85-years-in-operation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 The Australian Associated Press (AAP) has announced that it will be closing down in June,…
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Opinion | When a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Tears – The New York Times
Opinion | When a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Tears Photos of suffering children have the power to soften sentiment toward the “other.” Can that still happen in a polarized age? Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/opinion/photojournalism-children-nick-ut.html Photos of suffering children have the power to soften sentiment toward the “other.” Can that still happen in a polarized age?
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How Dorothea Lange Defined the Role of the Modern Photojournalist – The New York Times
How Dorothea Lange Defined the Role of the Modern Photojournalist She created one of the most enduring images of the 20th century, but she also created a new model for her discipline. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/t-magazine/dorothea-lange.html She created one of the most enduring images of the 20th century, but she also created a new model for her…
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Photographing Impeachment Proceedings Against Three Presidents | The New Yorker
Photographing Impeachment Proceedings Against Three Presidents David Burnett, whose images from the Watergate hearings and Clinton impeachment have become iconic, will be on hand as the Senate decides the fate of Donald Trump. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/photographing-impeachment-proceedings-against-three-presidents For more than half a century, David Burnett has been photographing impeachments, wars, revolutions, Olympic Games, and…
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Life and the big picture – Columbia Journalism Review
Life and the big picture Editor’s note: For decades last century, American magazines used beautiful imagery and brave, honest writing to introduce readers to whole new worlds. They invented a visual language, and gave voice to people we’d otherwise never have heard from or see via Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/special_report/life-magazine.php Editor’s note: For decades last century, American magazines used beautiful imagery…
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Trailblazers of Light – Pioneering women of photojournalism
Home Women of the “Silent Generation” who paved the way. A tribute to and acknowledgment of the accomplishments of women photojournalists of the film era, through the decades, before the adoption of digital photography.. via Trailblazers of Light: https://trailblazersoflight.com This site has been developed to acknowledge the accomplishments of women photojournalists during the film era,…
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The Visual Student » Road Trip: Geekfest
Link: There was a point in my life where I thought about not pursuing a career in photography, but APAD quickly reminded me that choosing a different path wasn’t right for me. I love photography and am passionate about it just like the people on APAD and more importantly the ones that come to Geekfest.
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Intern Diaries: The Danville Advocate-Messenger
Link: Never have I loved being a photojournalist more, even while walking off the pain of smashing my knees into a propane tank as we hit the ground and rolling out of the basket as we tipped over, and never have I been more certain that this is what I want to do for the…
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Patrick Smith | His crash, my rise
Link: I mentioned it in recent previous post, but I wasn’t shooting very well for two weeks.
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The Visual Student » Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar 09
Link: The 2009 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar website launched today. Check out this can’t-miss opportunity.
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Gade, Haiti! 100Eyes Photo Magazine
Link: Los Angeles photographer, Susan Anderson, has a new project, High Glitz, spotlighting the spectacle of children’s beauty pagents. The series has just been published by powerHouse, and is opening as an exhibition at the Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles on October 24th.
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AP photographer James Finley inducted into Hall of Fame | PICTURES | STLtoday
Link: Long-time Associated Press photographer, James A. Finley was inducted into the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame in a 2009 class that also included Bill Eppridge of National Geographic/Life Magazine/Sports Illustrated and Ival Lawhon Jr. of the St. Joseph News Press.
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Free Webinar This Wednesday For NPPA Members
Link: The National Press Photographers Association has partnered with PhotoShelter to bring NPPA members a “Virtual Short Course” in an exclusive series of five free Webinars for visual journalists, and the first Webinar in the series is this Wednesday.
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Magnum / Georgia | dvafoto
Link: Magnum’s Georgian Spring is an incredibly interesting project, and possibly a turning point in photojournalism and agency work. This book, print, web and ‘multimedia’ project is a collaboration with the Georgian state itself, funded by the Ministry of Culture and arranged by photographer Thomas Dworzak with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, and independently curated by…
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Bruce Davidson's True Grit – The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast A smart, speedy take on breaking news and opinion in politics, media, entertainment, and more. via The Daily Beast: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-05/bruce-davidsons-true-grit/ From photographs of a Brooklyn gang to civil-rights workers in the South, a powerful new retrospective celebrates 50 years of a groundbreaking social documentarian