Category: Photojournalism

Link: Photojournalism: Why Bother? | 100 Eyes Photo Magazine:

I hear the question all the time when I talk about photojournalism education, photojournalism internships and photojournalism careers.

Everybody knows about the what’s happening in the newspaper industry, broadcasts outlets and mainstream media all together. If there are no jobs, scant freelance opportunities and outright derision from the hate-the-media crowd, why bother?

Ironically, there are more reasons — and more important reasons — now than ever to bother being a true professional photojournalist, video journalist, multi-media journalist, visual communications journalist or whatever you want to call it these days.

Link: Five reasons you should hire a photojournalist | Andrea James:

Things do go wrong, but a photojournalist who has worked for a daily newspaper is trained to do superior work, and quickly. She cannot come back to the office with no photo. The paper is coming out tomorrow, a photo is needed. She is used to operating under pressure.

via: Five reasons you should hire a photojournalist – Thomas Boyd Photography

Link: Grieving family allowed us to tell their story | Editors’ Notes – Austin American Statesman:

There is a stereotype of members of the media as ghoulish news hounds, eager to push a camera in a grieving family’s face or go to any length to snatch a sound bite or quote for a story. As with many broad stereotypes, there is very little truth to it. That kind of thing rarely happens. But that doesn’t stop some people from jumping to conclusions and making assumptions about our ghoulish nature. For example, there were these comments posted to our story on the death of five-year-old Catherine Elizabeth Gibson, criticizing the stunning photo that ran with the story.

Link: PDNPulse: VII Photo Panel: Why Photography Still Matters:

But in today’s fractured media, with so few publications showing serious photography, can a photo really make a difference? 

The answer, according to participants in the panel discussion held last night at the VII Photo agency office, is yes.

Link: Live Blogs From 22nd Eddie Adams Barnstorm Workshop – NPPA:

Several visual journalists are blogging live from the 22nd Eddie Adams Barnstrorm Workshop that started this weekend at the photojournalist’s old barn in upstate New York. Here are their entries

Link: Missouri Photo Workshop | MPW.61 | Photojournalism & Documentary Photography:

During the first stretch of crisp fall weather in 2009, from September 27 through October 3, 31 photographers, 12 faculty and 16 University of Missouri School of Journalism students blanketed Festus and Crystal City to document life in these small towns, fine-tuning their story-telling skills in the tradition of Cliff and Vi Edom and six decades of photographers that came before them. The photographers journeyed to Missouri from Dominican Republic, Canada, India, Romania, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, and all points domestic to explore small-town life in Missouri.

via APAD

Link: Intern Diaries: Provo Daily Herald:

My first order of business after accepting the internship was to look for housing. Searching craigslist I came across a bunch of Brigham Young University housing, but I had no idea what that meant. When I found a place with $95 monthly rent, I couldn’t turn it down. I mean, I could do BYU housing right?

Link: For Only $5 Per Month, You Can Help Continue Photographing This Child | America’s Finest News Source