As Hipstamatic prepares to launch its Foundation for Photojournalism, as revealed last week by BJP, photographers, editors and agency directors share their views on how the San Francisco-based company could impact photojournalism
Category: Photojournalism
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What will the Hipstamatic Foundation for Photojournalism do for the industry?
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The Power of Tragic Photos
The Power of Tragic Photos – PhotoShelter Blog
When I was a kid, it seemed like TIME magazine was filled every week with images of starvation from Ethiopia. I didn’t find myself connecting with those photos because 1) I didn’t have the emotional experience to contextualize suffering, and 2) Ethiopia s
via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2012/07/the-power-of-tragic-photos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29
in the past decade, certain images have been seared into my brain, and in the past month alone, a few images have nearly brought me to tears, even though we’re bombarded by hundreds of images on a daily basis. These images don’t describe a tragic event, but rather the aftermath. The emotions expressed by the subjects are universal, and as such, they transcend geographic borders and time. They are too easily relatable
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NPPA Board Discusses BOP Contest, New Web Site Progress
Link: NPPA Board Discusses BOP Contest, New Web Site Progress
“We discussed – at length – a detailed plan for the revitalization of the Best of Photojournalism competition,” said president Sean D. Elliot. He added that details on the changes will be promoted later this summer.
The Board also – for the first time – was shown mock-ups of the new nppa.org Web site, which is in the works and expected to launch later this year. Visitors can anticipate a much cleaner design and improved user experience at a site geared towards promoting and showcasing members’ work, as well as building community.
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When Tragedy Hits, Photojournalists Balance Reporting and Emotion
When Tragedy Hits, Photojournalists Balance Reporting and Emotion
Earlier today photojournalist Barry Gutierrez made a photo of Tom Sullivan as he came running over to the media waving a black and white photo of his son Alex and asking frantically if anyone had seen him. The photo Gutierrez made of Sullivan has now been
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/07/on-the-ground-when-tragedy-hits/all/1
Earlier today photojournalist Barry Gutierrez made a photo of Tom Sullivan as he came running over to the media waving a black and white photo of his son Alex and asking frantically if anyone had seen him.
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Repost: They All Follow Us
Link: Repost: They All Follow Us « Perfesser Kev
I first published this post on the tenth anniversary of the Columbine shootings. It’s been rolling around among the knots in my stomach today, after a yet more devastating and senseless shooting in metro Denver. I am constantly rerunning these events in my head once again.
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Hipstamatic plans launch of Foundation for Photojournalism
Hipstamatic plans launch of Foundation for Photojournalism
Synthetic, maker of the popular Hipstamatic application for iPhone, is expected to launch, later this year, a pack of digital lenses and films dedicated to photojournalists to raise funds for its newly created Hipstamatic Foundation for Photojournalism. T
via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2193262/hipstamatic-plans-launch-of-foundation-for-photojournalism?WT.rss_f=All+the+latest+articles+from+BJP&WT.rss_a=Hipstamatic+plans+launch+of+Foundation+for+Photojournalism
Hipstamatic plans to open the Hipstamatic Foundation for Photojournalism to “support photographic storytellers” who use smartphones to tell their stories, BJP can reveal
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Briscoe Center Acquires Archive of Photojournalist Dennis Brack
Award-winning photojournalist Dennis Brack, who covered ten presidential administrations and major news stories for Time and Newsweek, has donated his photographic archive to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin.
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The Best Sister
the life of m
Link: http://thelifeofm.com/?p=541
In the womb, Olivia and Hailey Scheinman formed to the thump of the same heartbeat. Cells divided and organs sprouted, skin and hair knitted together while fluids swirled. Their mother rocked them with her every step.
For reasons no one knows, something didn’t proceed normally for Olivia. During the first trimester, her brain didn’t form the way it should, the way her twin sister’s did.
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Friday the 13th hits Sports Illustrated
Link: Friday the 13th hits Sports Illustrated | Utah Photojournalism
A series of pending staff cuts was announced a couple Fridays ago
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Steve Simon’s passion for documentary photography
Link: Rob Galbraith DPI: Feature: Steve Simon’s passion for documentary photography
I realized that maybe the photography that first attracted me as a young man on the streets of Montreal — Henri Cartier-Bresson and the great street photographers — was not what I was doing anymore. Partly because of practicality — lack of time on assignments — I was shooting in a very formulaic way. I wanted to see if I could break away and rekindle that innocence of vision that I [once] had. I found that the project was my way back into that wonder of photography that I experienced as a young guy.
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What to know about covering the conventions
What to know about covering the conventions
If May’s NATO Summit in Chicago is any indication, journalists covering events outside the national political conventions in Tampa, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C., later this summer can expect that everyone–mainstream media, bloggers, citizen journalist
Link: http://cpj.org/security/2012/07/what-to-know-about-covering-the-conventions.php
Both Tampa, which will host Republicans August 27-30, and Charlotte, which will host Democrats September 3-6, have established security zones around their respective convention centers. Those ordinances also ban a long list of items deemed to be potential weapons, so journalists who might come prepared with gas masks may find they are violating the new restrictions by carrying one
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Olympic Athlete Photographer Joe Klamar Brushes Off Criticism
Olympic Athlete Photographer Joe Klamar Brushes Off Criticism – A Photo Editor
“I was under the impression that I was going to be photographing athletes on a stage or during press conference where I would take their headshots for our archives,” he explained. “I really had no idea that there would be a possibility for setting up a st
via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2012/07/05/olympic-athlete-photographer-joe-klamar-brushes-off-criticism/
I work for a news agency and I wasn’t taking pictures for a Nike ad
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Magnum Photos Announces 3 Nominees
Magnum Photos Announces 3 Nominees | PDNPulse
Members of Magnum Photos held their annual general meeting this week at the Rencontres D’Arles photo festival in France, and selected three new nominees for the photo collective. The three are varied not only in their experience but in the kind of work th
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/07/magnum-photos-announces-3-nominees.html
The work of these three photographers might represent the different kinds of work now produced by Magnum members. Two years ago when we reported on Magnum’s choice of two news photographers as nominees, Alec Soth, a Magnum photographer, wrote us to say: “One of the reasons I wanted to be in Magnum is because of the diversity of approaches to the medium. There is such a broad spectrum within the agency that these lines between ‘art’ and ‘photojournalism’ have blurred beyond recognition.”
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‘Does Magnum Photos still make sense?’ A report
Link: ‘Does Magnum Photos still make sense?’ A report. – British Journal of Photography
Magnum Photos celebrated its 65 years by holding its annual general meeting at Rencontres d’Arles. It was an opportunity for photographers to come together to discuss Magnum’s future in an ever-changing market. Olivier Laurent reports from the conference
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Joe Klamer, My Hero
Joe Klamar, My Hero
Joe Klamar, works for AFP and made some pictures that some people aren’t happy with. Joe Klamar is my new hero. – Kenneth Jarecke
given the continued post-modern collapse of what constitutes a great image, I advise Joe to polish these babies up, maybe hire one of those post-production gurus, and get ready for an free trip to Amsterdam!
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Magnum Photos adds new members
Link: Magnum Photos adds new members [updated] – British Journal of Photography
Zoe Strauss, Jerome Sessini and Bieke Depoorter are Magnum’s newest nominees.
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Your Cellphone Is Not Your Friend, and Other Security Tips For Conflict Zones
Your Cellphone Is Not Your Friend, and Other Security Tips For Conflict Zones | PDNPulse
The surveillance of journalists covering Syria has heightened concern about the risks journalists face in relying on mobile communications and cellphones. In February, journalists Remi Ochlick and Marie Colvin were killed when shells struck the press cent
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/07/your-cellphone-is-not-your-friend-and-other-security-tips-for-conflict-zones.html
The surveillance of journalists covering Syria has heightened concern about the risks journalists face in relying on mobile communications and cellphones
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After Corbis pulls out of Visa Pour l’Image, director asks, ‘Where are all the photo agencies?’
Visa Pour l’Image is coming back to Perpignan, but an increasing number of photo agencies are skipping the show, Corbis being the latest one to withdraw its support. BJP speaks with festival director Jean-François Leroy
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The picture of the cost of war
Link: The picture of the cost of war – Spotlight – The Buffalo News
First of four parts: The News profiles those whose lives were changed in the traumatic moment captured in this iconic photo from Operation Desert Storm.
via @marclesterphoto