Category: War

  • Advice to Photographers in Ukraine, by Timothy Fadek — Blind Magazine

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    Advice to Photographers in Ukraine, by Timothy Fadek — Blind Magazine The American reporter, used to covering conflicts, warns younger journalists, who went to cover the conflict, sometimes without preparation or experience. via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/tips/advice-to-photographers-in-ukraine-by-timothy-fadek/ The American reporter, used to covering conflicts, warns younger journalists, who went to cover the conflict, sometimes without preparation…

  • A horrific outcome to a grim photo from Ukraine – Poynter

    A horrific outcome to a grim photo from Ukraine – Poynter

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    A horrific outcome to a grim photo from Ukraine – Poynter It shows not just the gruesome realities of war, but that Russia will stop at nothing in its attack of Ukraine. via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2022/a-horrific-outcome-to-a-grim-photo-from-ukraine/ AP journalists had video and photos outside the hospital after the attack. Chernov wrote, “It was among the most brutal…

  • From A Basement In Kyiv — Blind Magazine

    From A Basement In Kyiv — Blind Magazine

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    From A Basement In Kyiv — Blind Magazine Ukraininan photographer Lisa Bukreyeva keeps a war diary during the first days of Russia’s invasion in her country. via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/stories/from-a-basement-in-kyiv/ Lisa Bukreyeva keeps a war diary during the first days of Russia’s invasion in her country

  • Photographer Defends Photo of Dead Ukrainian Family: ‘This is a War Crime’ | PetaPixel

    Photographer Defends Photo of Dead Ukrainian Family: ‘This is a War Crime’ | PetaPixel

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    Photographer Defends Photo of Dead Ukrainian Family: ‘This is a War Crime’ A distressing and graphic photo. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/03/08/photographer-defends-photo-of-dead-ukrainian-family-this-is-a-war-crime/ Photojournalist Lynsey Addario recently published a graphic photo of a Ukranian family that was killed while attempting to evacuate their city. She says that as distressing as it is, the photo was important to take…

  • How Ukrainian Photographers are Covering The War — Blind Magazine

    How Ukrainian Photographers are Covering The War — Blind Magazine

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    How Ukrainian Photographers are Covering The War — Blind Magazine Ukraine continues to spread fear throughout the world, Blind collected testimonies and images from Ukrainian photographers on the ground. They tell their personal story. via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/stories/how-ukrainian-photographers-are-covering-the-war/ As the war in Ukraine continues to spread fear throughout the world, Blind collected testimonies and images…

  • Ukraine war photojournalist: ‘My picture is terrible to look at but had to be taken’ | The Independent

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    Ukraine war photojournalist: ‘My picture is terrible to look at but had to be taken’ The American photographer tells Ellie Harrison about his first time working in a warzone and the story behind the image that has defined the Russian invasion via The Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/ukraine-war-photo-olena-kurilo-b2026568.html The American photographer tells Ellie Harrison about his first time…

  • On the ground amid war in Ukraine: A photojournalist’s perspective – Los Angeles Times

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    On the ground amid war in Ukraine: A photojournalist’s perspective The Times’ Marcus Yam, no stranger to conflict photography, gives a first-person account from Ukraine via Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-03-02/on-the-ground-in-the-war-on-ukraine-from-a-photographers-perspective Marcus Yam is no stranger to conflict photography. Here’s a first-person account from what he is seeing on the ground in Ukraine. Follow on Twitter.

  • Photojournalist Lynsey Addario Captures the Unfolding War in Ukraine | PetaPixel

    Photojournalist Lynsey Addario Captures the Unfolding War in Ukraine | PetaPixel

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    Photojournalist Lynsey Addario Captures the Unfolding War in Ukraine The situation on the ground from the perspective of a photojournalist. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/03/01/photojournalist-lynsey-addario-captures-the-unfolding-war-in-ukraine/ Award-winning American photojournalist Lynsey Addario has been on assignment in Ukraine for the New York Times documenting the war as it unfolds, from the tragic loss of human life and homes to…

  • The Afghan War: A Photographer’s Journal Since 2001 – The New York Times

    The Afghan War: A Photographer’s Journal Since 2001 – The New York Times

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    The Afghan War: A Photographer’s Journal The Times photographer Tyler Hicks, who chronicled the 20-year war, captured American troops in battle, the deaths of civilians, schoolgirls in class and the struggles of ordinary Afghans to survive. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/world/asia/afghanistan-war-photos.html One of the first things the New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks witnessed after arriving in Afghanistan…

  • The Enemy Is Us | Conscientious Photography Magazine

    The Enemy Is Us | Conscientious Photography Magazine

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    The Enemy Is Us via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/enemy-is-us/ The photographers who go out to photograph wars know that the actual experience of being in a war zone cannot be communicated with pictures. The people who look at photographs of war now know very well that war photography also doesn’t do much for or to…

  • Photos From America’s Longest War – The New York Times

    Photos From America’s Longest War – The New York Times

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    Photos From America’s Longest War A visual chronicle of the Afghanistan conflict. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/article/afghanistan-war-photos-pictures.html Here, in chronological order, are images showing the long arc of the war, as seen through the eyes of New York Times photographers.

  • Stephen Dupont on documenting Afghanistan’s “Forever War” | 1854 Photography

    Stephen Dupont on documenting Afghanistan’s “Forever War” | 1854 Photography

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    Stephen Dupont on documenting Afghanistan’s “Forever War” | 1854 Photography Reading Time: 4 minutes Dupont has spent decades reporting from Afghanistan. Here, he discusses his work, from photographing legendary commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, to reflecting on what the future might hold via 1854 Photography: https://www.1854.photography/2021/06/industry-insights-stephen-dupont/ Dupont has spent decades reporting from Afghanistan. Here, he discusses…

  • Photojournalist Shares His Experience of Documenting the War on ISIS | PetaPixel

    Photojournalist Shares His Experience of Documenting the War on ISIS | PetaPixel

    Photojournalist Shares His Experience of Documenting the War on ISIS Felipe Dana, an award-winning photojournalist, recounts his experiences photographing the realities of the War on ISIS. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/05/03/photojournalist-shares-his-experience-of-documenting-the-war-on-isis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 In a six-minute video with Vice, news photographer Felipe Dana recounts his experiences of documenting the War on ISIS and shows photos that illustrate the complex…

  • The photographer risking it all to capture Kashmir’s conflict

    The photographer risking it all to capture Kashmir’s conflict

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    The photographer risking it all to capture Kashmir’s conflict For the past 10 years, Syed Shahriyar has photographed gun battles across the Indian subcontinent and the funerals of militants and policemen. Despite the danger, he’s determined to document life there for future generations. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/the-photographer-risking-it-all-to-capture-kashmirs-conflict/ For the past 10 years, Syed Shahriyar has…

  • Industry Insights: Ron Haviv on the changing landscape of conflict photography | 1854 Photography

    Industry Insights: Ron Haviv on the changing landscape of conflict photography | 1854 Photography

    Industry Insights: Ron Haviv on the changing landscape of conflict photography | 1854 Photography Reading Time: 5 minutes From cutting through the oversaturated image market to combating fake news, the renowned conflict photographer and Emmy-nominated filmmaker discusses how the role – and risks – of photojournalism continue to shift in the digital ag via 1854…

  • ‘You Are Not A Soldier’: Watch Clip Of Hot Docs Film About André Liohn – Deadline

    ‘You Are Not A Soldier’: Watch Clip Of Hot Docs Film About War Photographer André Liohn EXCLUSIVE: Brazilian production and distribution outfit Elo Company has unveiled a first look at their new documentary feature You Are Not A Soldier, which will have its world premiere at Hot Docs … via Deadline: https://deadline.com/video/you-are-not-a-soldier-watch-clip-of-hot-docs-film-about-war-photographer-andre-liohn/ Brazilian production and…

  • Don McCullin – Photographs by Don McCullin | Exhibition review by Mark Durden | LensCulture

    Don McCullin – Photographs by Don McCullin | Exhibition review by Mark Durden | LensCulture

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    Don McCullin – Photographs by Don McCullin | Exhibition review by Mark Durden | LensCulture From his pictures of wars and famines from around the world to his social documentary work in Britain, this retrospective draws together work from all aspects of this British photographer’s remarkable career via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/don-mccullin-don-mccullin From his pictures of wars…

  • Blind – Peter van Agtmael Chronicles the Frontlines of War in the 21st Century

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    Peter van Agtmael Chronicles the Frontlines of War in the 21st Century Magnum Photos member Peter van Agtmael shares his journey as a conflict photographer, and the importance of adopting an open, questioning approach to photojournalism. Link: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/stories/1272/Peter-Van-Agtmael-Chronicles-The-Frontlines-Of-War-In-The-21st-Century While at Yale, van Agtmael also developed a more critical approach to the mythos of America he…

  • The Twenty Years War | Conscientious Photography Magazine

    The Twenty Years War | Conscientious Photography Magazine

    The Twenty Years War via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/the-twenty-years-war/ Peter van Agtmael has been documenting the Twenty Year War since its very beginning. I first spoke with him in 2007 and then again ten years later. He has published a number of books, all of them essential records of a country too embroiled in its…

  • We’re Just Sayin: Fifty Years On…

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    Fifty Years On…   I stumble a bit, me, the former Math major, when I try and do the ‘math.’   Last fall was fifty years:   I arrived in Vietnam in October 1… Link: http://werejustsayin.blogspot.com/2021/02/fifty-years-on.html When I told John I was heading to Vietnam, he said to me… “do a story for me – …