Category: Photojournalism

  • Exposed – The Boston Globe

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    many times pictures say more about who took them than they ever do about their subjects. I’m not sure my photographs have ever revealed much about people or places that others couldn’t understand on their own without the benefit of my work. But photography has revealed much to me about myself, and the discoveries are…

  • Mostly True: Broken Things, Part 2

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    Broken Things, Part 2 Why does it matter? We all know there was an earthquake. We all know that tens if not hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost. How will images that are slightly better, or slideshows that are properly edited, make… via Mostly True: http://kennethjarecke.typepad.com/mostly_true/2010/01/broken-things-part-2.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MostlyTrue+%28Mostly+True%29 Why does it matter? We all know…

  • Mostly True: Broken Things

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    Broken Things Last week it was suggested that the disaster in Haiti was of such a great magnitude that anyone on the ground with a cellphone could make lasting images that the rest of the world would never forget. Not likely, (I… via Mostly True: http://kennethjarecke.typepad.com/mostly_true/2010/01/broken-things.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MostlyTrue+%28Mostly+True%29 After thousands of images, on dozens of different sites,…

  • Board Approves $1.4m Budget, Plans For NPPA's Future, Web Site

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    “There’s nothing ‘in a box’ that solves our requirements,” Straight said. “NPPA’s unique Web site needs – eCommerce and our contests and editorial content – will require customized development … as well as integrating the old with the new.” “The wrong decision about what to do with their Web site has ruined many companies,” new…

  • haiti | Redlights and Redeyes

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    After spending the morning clicking through the latest photos from Haiti, I can’t seems to get my thoughts off of what is going on there.  The images coming back spew a long list contradictory adjectives.  Beautiful.  Ugly.  Revealing.  Tragic.  Hopeful.  Insightful.  Disgusting.  Amazing.  Every click of the mouse is another rectangle that holds more human…

  • Like moths to a flame – so many cameras in Haiti | dvafoto

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    Reminds me of this pack of war paparazzi. I’m well aware that coverage of disasters is chaotic and involves a huge crowd of reporters. Photojournalism isn’t just one photographer out in the middle of nowhere sending back photos, but it shouldn’t be a pack of hungry wolves descending on the latest victim to emerge from…

  • NPPA's Executive Director Tells New Board "Good News, Bad News"

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    “The good news is that we made it through a really rough 18 months,” Straight said. “But don’t think we’ve seen the end of this. I think it’s going to continue. The bad news is that the recovery of our industry is going to be slower than the general public’s recovery, I think.” Link: NPPA’s…

  • Common Goals – Telegraph

    Common Goals – Telegraph

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    Common Goals A groundbreaking initiative that brings photographers and NGOs together to campaign for change. via Telegraph.co.uk: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/6995839/Common-Goals.html ‘You must also ensure you show the effect of the NGO’s work rather than just the vulnerable members of society and their stories,’ he says. ‘Providing such context is extremely important as otherwise you are just picturing…

  • Photographers in Haiti Face Shortages of Fuel, Water, Housing, and Food

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    Photojournalists on the ground in Haiti covering the aftermath of Tuesday’s earthquake are struggling with logistical challenges, including housing, food, water, transportation and communications. Safety is also a mounting concern. Link: Photographers in Haiti Face Shortages of Fuel, Water, Housing, and Food

  • The Visual Student » Working Abroad: Andrew Henderson

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    Andrew Henderson is a staff photographer at The National in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.  Henderson previously worked as an intern at The Virginian-Pilot, Concord Monitor, The New York Times, and National Geographic Magazine.  Henderson has a photography degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a history degree from Western Kentucky University, and studied multimedia in…

  • Photographing Afghan Girls – At War

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    Adam Ferguson recounts his experience photographing Afghan schoolgirls while on a recent assignment for The New York Times. Link: Photographing Afghan Girls – At War Blog – NYTimes.com

  • Getty Images: Getty Images Appointed as Editorial Distribution Partner for The Washington Post

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    Getty Images, Inc., the world’s leading creator and distributor of visual and digital media content, today announced an editorial distribution partnership with The Washington Post. This strategic relationship provides customers around the world with access to imagery captured by one of the most respected news organizations, The Washington Post, and enables Getty Images to offer…

  • The Visual Student » Working Abroad: Dominic Nahr

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    It is important to get a feel for the real photo world, which is a lot different then what school, or even your own mind tells you. You need to find out if this is really for you (i.e. photojournalism, etc.). That’s what I did. I ended up being a cadet staff photographer for my…

  • The Visual Student » Freelance Advice: Thomas E. Witte

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    As more and more layoffs around the country are announced, I’ve been increasingly asked for advice on how to start out and succeed at freelancing. It’s a logical segue right out of the gate because for the most part it’s mainly editorial and they’ll be in their comfort zone before moving on to other arenas…

  • The Online Photographer: A Gift Waiting at Every Corner: Notes from a Life in Photography

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    A Gift Waiting at Every Corner: Notes from a Life in Photography By Peter Turnley When I review my life as a photographer, I feel blessed and fortunate to have experienced so many wonderful emotions, the most significant being the sense of being alive, powerfully alive. These beautiful experiences began with a… via The Online…

  • The Kalish now accepting applications for 2010 – deadline May 15

    The Kalish now accepting applications for 2010 – deadline May 15

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    The Kalish now accepting applications for 2010 – deadline May 15 Can you work hard and have fun at the same time? Are you looking for a workshop you can afford? Would you like to work elbow to-elbow with some of the best via MediaStorm Blog: http://mediastorm.org/blog/?p=1563 The 2010 Kalish is open for business and…

  • dispatches / Revolutions in the media economy (5) – the pay wall folly for photographers

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    This has been a momentous year for media. In my previous four posts on the revolutions in the media economy, I have used the present uncertainty to take a fresh look at the past many now view nostalgically. This critical view demonstrated that newspapers have always been commercial enterprises rather than altruistic associations, they were…

  • It Was All Started By a Mouse (Part 1) – Opinionator

    It Was All Started By a Mouse (Part 1) – Opinionator

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    It Was All Started by a Mouse (Part 1) A closer look at a child’s toy among bombed-out ruins, and at what it’s like photographing a war. via Opinionator: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/it-was-all-started-by-a-mouse-part-1/ The implications may depend on our politics. Here is a child’s toy and the ruins of an apartment building. We know enough — “Israeli bombs…

  • Washington Times Slashes Newsroom Staff, Wipes Out Photo Department

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    When owners of The Washington Times cut their 170-member newsroom staff yesterday, the entire photography department – with the exception of photography director Joseph M. Eddins Jr. and imaging tech Melissa Cannarozzi – lost their jobs. Link: Washington Times Slashes Newsroom Staff, Wipes Out Photo Department

  • We're all Zapruders now (but that doesn't make us journalists) – Conscientious

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    It’s very, very important for us to realize what we have to lose when we treat chance bystanders as journalists, while, at the same time, refusing to fund actual journalists – and it’s important to realize that these two issues are actually connected: They’re the two sides of the same coin. Link: We’re all Zapruders…