Something I don’t do often enough is congratulate photographers when they go above and beyond.
New York City based photographer Melanie Burford has done that time and again. This time, she spent a large swath of the past year telling a story of the oil spill to a depth that few photographers reached.
Category: Photojournalism
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High praise for Melanie Burford
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Update: Guy Martin Critical But Stable
Update: Guy Martin Critical But Stable | PDNPulse
Freelance photojournalist Guy Martin, who was severely injured yesterday in the mortar attacks in Libya that killed photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, remains in critical condition after undergoing surgery for eight hours yesterday. “The su
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2011/04/update-guy-martin-critical-but-stable.html
“We want to thank everyone for their support, especially the medical team in Misrata that has done an incredible job. Guy is a loving son, brother and partner and our main focus right now is just to get him home safely.”
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on life and loss, death and photojournalism
In the end, I believe, that the supreme way to honor Tim and Chris is to do my best, love my family and friends, live life to the fullest and never forget.
Link: on life and loss, death and photojournalism – Shooting from the Hip
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In Memory of Chris Hondros
All the war photographers I’ve ever met had that weird light about them. They are God’s chosen ones- His angels designated to be the bearers of bad news and images of hell on earth. What kind of maniac chooses to enter a battle unarmed? I don’t believe they choose to do it. I believe they are chosen.
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In Memoriam | Tim Hetherington 1970-2011 Chris Hondros 1970-2011
In Memoriam | Tim Hetherington 1970-2011 Chris Hondros 1970-2011
Editor’s note: This post has been updated most recently on 1 May 2011. All the link additions can be found at the bottom of the post. The world lost Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros in Liby…
via P H O T O J O U R N A L I S M L I N K S: http://photojournalismlinks.com/2011/04/21/in-memoriam-tim-hetherington-1970-2011-chris-hondros-1970-2011/
I would like to dedicate this post to the memory of the two men and to their friends and family. My thoughts are with them at this very sad time. I can only imagine the pain felt by those who knew Tim and Chris personally. I hope friends and family can find some solace in the fact that neither of them lived their lives in vain. Not only did both Hetherington and Hondros spend most of their careers highlighting important issues that would have otherwise been ignored or overlooked by the general public in countries such the UK and US, but they also practiced their craft at the very top tier of our industry to a very high standard and they were setting a mark towards which the rest of us should always strive for. Tim and Chris will be greatly missed.
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Blogging Images: Photojournalism and Public Commentary
Blogging Images: Photojournalism and Public Commentary
Northwestern University in Evanston, IL is to host the conference ‘Blogging Images: Photojournalism and Public Commentary’ on Saturday, April 30th. Robert Hariman explains why here: …
via Prison Photography: http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/blogging-images-photojournalism-and-public-commentary/
Northwestern University in Evanston, IL is to host the conference ‘Blogging Images: Photojournalism and Public Commentary’ on Saturday, April 30th
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Napkins and Quarters: Curiosity, Community and a Camera
Yoon S. Byun:This project on Globe photojournalist Bill Greene, was done to fulfill my degree requirements for a Master of Arts in Photojournalism at Ohio University. The question behind the thesis was, “What motivates a local New Englander, who has never left Massachusetts, to be such a prolific storyteller in his home community?”
Link: » Blog Archive » Napkins and Quarters: Curiosity, Community and a Camera
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The Pulitzer Eddie Adams Didn't Want
Indeed, the reason for his seemingly inexplicable feelings remained a mystery until just recently. His widow, Alyssa Adams, donated his archive to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin on the fifth anniversary of Eddie’s death. The archive includes more than 50 years’ worth of material from a journalist who covered 13 wars, six American presidents and nearly every major film star. With his family’s permission, Alison M. Beck of the Briscoe Center allowed me an advance peek into the archive as the staff categorized 200 linear feet of slides, negatives, prints, audio and video materials, diaries, notes and tear sheets. Everything captured my interest, but Eddie’s journals were the gems.
Link: The Pulitzer Eddie Adams Didn’t Want: Donald R. Winslow Unravels a Mystery – NYTimes.com
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BagNews Salon: Archive of “Assignment Egypt”
BagNewsSalon: Assignment Egypt – Reading The Pictures
On Sunday, March 20th, BagNewsSalon is hosting an online panel looking at the media’s visual framing of the Egypt uprising. We encourage you to listen in, recommend the discussion to colleagues and also recommend students to view this lively deconstructi
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The most recent BagNews Salon, held on March 20th in collaboration with Open-i, brought together photographers and visual academics to analyze photos of Egypt’s 18-day revolution. Watch the full archive or read salient quotes from the conversation below.
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Goran Tomasevic: Tales From Libya's Frontline
Tales from the frontline
Goran Tomasevic has been covering conflict for nearly 20 years, here he talks about his latest work in Libya.
via BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-12998593
Photojournalists are under more pressure than ever to get the shots and to transmit them as quickly as possible, here Goran provides some of the back story behind a number of the pictures he took on the frontline
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A Limited Lens on Ivory Coast
A Limited Lens on Ivory Coast
Jane Hahn is in an unusual position as one of the few foreign photographers in Ivory Coast. But in a dangerous situation, she’s not even looking to make great photographs.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/08/a-limited-lens-on-ivory-coast/
Jane Hahn, 32, has been covering the conflict in Ivory Coast since March 31. Ms. Hahn, a freelance photographer, is based in Accra, Ghana. She spoke to Kerri MacDonald late Friday afternoon from Abidjan, where she is staying at a Jordanian United Nations peacekeeping camp.
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Joao Silva Doing Exceptional Following Major Reconstructive Surgery
Photojournalist Joao Silva is doing exceptionally well this morning following extensive reconstructive surgery at the hands of three teams of specialized surgeons yesterday at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, his boss New York Times assistant managing editor Michele McNally told News Photographer magazine this morning
Link: Joao Silva Doing Exceptional Following Major Reconstructive Surgery
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When the World Turned Its Back: James Nachtwey’s Reflections on the Rwandan Genocide
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In 1994 TIME photographer James Nachtwey witnessed the devastating effects of the Rwandan genocide. On the 17-year anniversary, the photographer looks back on the tragedy.
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A New Way to Photograph War?
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via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2011/04/05/a-new-way-to-photograph-war/
An idea was born: Condition ONE, an app to provide a new form of storytelling. Dennis says it combines “the power of the still image, the narrative of films and the emotional engagement of tactile experiences to create a new language that is so immersive, it will shake viewers out of their numbness to traditional media and provide them a powerful emotional experience. Instead of opening a window to glimpse another world, we are attempting to bring the viewer into that world as an active participant.”
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National Geographic's Melissa Farlow: Discovery Is What I Love
“Discovery Is What I Love” — National Geographic Photographer Melissa Farlow (VIDEO)
Farlow describes herself as a “documentary photographer.” Her work, she says, is completely dependent on others and the story she gets from them.
via HuffPost: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-crandell/melissa-farlow-national-geographic_b_830059.html
I’m shy. Many photographers will tell you that. And I think the camera is a reason to be some place, it’s a reason to talk to people, it’s a reason to be involved. And it gets me much closer to situations that I find interesting where I would never be there without the camera… I think people are fascinating. I’m always amazed how much they reveal to you. I’m an open person and treat people pretty openly and honestly and I’m amazed at the response I get… The camera always changes things, obviously, but my goals is to try to not let it. To be there long enough so that it isn’t really part of the mix.
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Corentin Fohlen One of the new wave
I began with black and white photography in 2002. May as well be yesterday. He covered Brussels, looking for funny shots, humanistic photography. He cut classes in order to make his own prints. A little bit Tintin, very much Capa, and quickly, he settled in Paris where he was bitten by News Fever.
Link: Corentin Fohlen One of the new wave | La Lettre de la Photographie
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Lynsey Addario: "It's What I Do"
Lynsey Addario: ‘It’s What I Do’
Lynsey Addario, newly released from captivity in Libya, tells why it is important that wars are covered by female photographers as well as men.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/lynsey-addario-its-what-i-do/
I was reading the feedback to the account that Anthony, Tyler, Steve and I wrote. (“Four Times Journalists Held Captive in Libya Faced Days of Brutality.”) Some comments said: “How dare a woman go to a war zone?” and “How could The New York Times let a woman go to the war zone?”
To me, that’s grossly offensive. This is my life, and I make my own decisions.
If a woman wants to be a war photographer, she should. It’s important. Women offer a different perspective. We have access to women on a different level than men have, just as male photographers have a different relationship with the men they’re covering.
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Behind the Photos: the Attempted Assassination of President Reagan Revisited
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Edmonds had the camera to his eye when the President started to wave, and as would-be assassin John Hinckley, Jr., fired his gun, Edmonds made the famous sequence of three images that would be published around the world. “Sometimes you make your own luck, and I just happened to be at the right place at the right time and ready when this happened,” he recalled.
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Adam Dean: On Covering Japan’s Devastation
Adam Dean: On Covering Japan’s Devastation | PDNPulse
Adam Dean, a Beijing-based photojournalist represented by Panos Pictures, arrived in Japan roughly 20 hours after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck the northeastern coast of the country. After he returned home to Beijing on March 26, Dean
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2011/03/adam-dean-on-covering-japans-devastation-3.html
Adam Dean, a Beijing-based photojournalist represented by Panos Pictures, arrived in Japan roughly 20 hours after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck the northeastern coast of the country. After he returned home to Beijing on March 26, Dean (one of the 2011 PDN 30 emerging photographers) answered our questions about the logistical challenges of covering the catastrophe, and also wrote about the story’s emotional impact.
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Emphas.is Crowdfunding for Photojournalists: From the Series Photojournalism at the Crossroads
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Online crowdfunding has proven to be a popular and viable means of financially supporting creative projects. Sites like Kickstarter.com have enabled individuals to appeal directly to an audience and realize a range of ideas that otherwise would have had limited chances of getting off the ground. But there hadn’t been a site for photojournalism until now.