From RESOLVE — the liveBooks photo blog:
As a photojournalist I have observed an important thing, that most coverage of world events — especially in places like Afghanistan –- is done by white men between 30 and 40 year old.
Category: Photojournalism
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Training Afghan women to tell their own stories
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Overseas Press Club Winners
From A Photo A Day:
Shaul Schwarz continued Getty Images recent tradition of winning the Capa Medal…
And the newest VII member, Stephanie Sinclair won the Oliver Rebbot Award for photographic reporting in magazines or books for a look at female circumcision in Indonesia.
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Sports Shooter Academy VI: A Continuation
From Sports Shooter:
I would be the first person to tell you I did not shoot well during Sports Shooter Academy VI. I tried new things and it was…disastrous. But that is what’s great about the Sports Shooter Academies, being able to learn through trial and error. I would tell the faculty and assistants I didn’t feel like I shot well and they would respond, “Yes, but did you learn something?”
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The “Feral Child” and the Pulitzer
From dvafoto:
“Bottom line I don’t think I could have done ‘The Girl in the Window’ without Melissa.”
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Damon Winter: Angola Prison Rodeo « Prison Photography
From Prison Photography:
The rodeo featuring the prisoners of Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola, is an old – even traditional – event in the Louisiana calendar. Damon Winter is one of many photographers that have covered the community event. It is a raucous spectacle that brings together populations in and outside of the prison.
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Miami Herald Photographer Patrick Farrell: Pulitzer for Haiti Coverage
From 100 Eyes:
Miami Herald photographer Patrick Farrell has won a Pulitzer for his news coverage of the storms that ravaged Haiti in August and September of last year
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Astonishing Combat Photography by Tyler Hicks
From State of the Art:
In the past couple of weeks, New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks has been publishing a series of astonishing war pictures from Afghanistan.
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Damon Winter Pulitzer Winner
From The New York Times:
A reflection in a puddle on an airport tarmac or in a mirrorlike teleprompter. Silhouetted shadows on a chain-link fence. A cascade of empty metal bleachers. Not the stuff of ordinary political coverage. But Damon Winter, 34, had never before covered a presidential campaign. So maybe he didn’t know how many rules he was breaking as he followed Senator Barack Obama. But that approach worked, and he received the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography.
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Pulitzer Prizes Go to Damon Winter and Patrick Farrell
From State of the Art:
The 2009 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced today. In the Feature Photography category, Damon Winter of the New York Times won for his “memorable array of pictures deftly capturing multiple facets of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.”
In the Breaking News category, the award went to Patrick Farrell of the Miami Herald for coverage of Haiti in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. The jury called Farrell’s work “impeccably composed images of despair.” The photo below shows four-year old Veronica Lonis, malnourished and weighing 16 pounds.
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LIFE HAPPENS, ALERT THE MEDIA « doug menuez 2.0: go fast, don’t crash
From doug menuez 2.0:
My son had begun saying inconvenient things like, “Daddy, don’t go,” each time I headed out the door to another far-off assignment. It broke my heart of course. And at that point in my life, not much could get through my field-deadened emotions. And that meant I could no longer ignore the needs of my family for my career.
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RFK Center Announces Winners of 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards
From Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights:
Domestic Photography Winner: “Too Young to Die” by Carlos Javier Ortiz, freelancer: Featured in Ebony Magazine, this series examines the epidemic of gun violence which not only plagues lower-income, urban neighborhoods, but youth from all walks of American life. Ortiz’ artistry and sensitivity delivers a powerful look at a tough subject.
International Photography: “Birth and Death”, Carol Guzy, Washington Post: With one in eight women dying in childbirth, Sierra Leone has the world’s highest rate of maternal mortality. Carol Guzy beautifully and movingly captures the pain, desperation and grief experienced by family members dealing with the loss of a young mother, a child, or often both. She amplifies the need for adequate medical care and supplies to stem the avoidable deaths. Guzy is a multiple RFK Award winner.
via APAD.
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Defining Moments: The Best Comment Ever!
From Defining Moments:
Holding a camera is not work. If someone that actually WORKS at the newspaper won an award, that would be NEWS.
via Ashley
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Mostly True: Let's Be Honest – Part 2
From Mostly True:
it doesn’t take long before these photographers stop even trying to make good pictures and just concentrate on the crap their editors want.
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under the influence « shooting from the hip
From under the influence « shooting from the hip:
As my career moved along, I took more and more creative chances. I started using my wide angle lens exclusively and began to admire the work of documentary photographers. I began to understand that there was more to photography than sports and spot news.
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RESOLVE — the liveBooks photo blog » Creating a skilled independent media in Afghanistan
From RESOLVE — the liveBooks photo blog:
In 2001, world-renowned photojournalist Reza Deghati (known simply as Reza by most), founded Aina, an international non-profit organization based in Afghanistan that cultivates a well-trained independent media in order to promote democracy and to help heal post-conflict societies.
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NPPA: Best of Photojournalism 2009 – Editing – Single-page News
From NPPA: Best of Photojournalism 2009 Web Site Winners:
1st Place, Single-page News
The Virginian-Pilot, Martin Smith-Rodden -
NPPA: Best of Photojournalism 2009 – Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year – Brad Loper
From NPPA: Best of Photojournalism 2009 Web Site Winners:
1st Place, Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year – INDIVIDUAL
The Dallas Morning News, Brad Loper
