The year in media errors and corrections 2014
An earlier version of this story erroneously said that Joaquín Guzmán was found in bed with his secretary. He was found with his wife. This version has been corrected.
An earlier version of this story erroneously said that Joaquín Guzmán was found in bed with his secretary. He was found with his wife. This version has been corrected.
The Californian photographer has spent the last year putting poverty on the map using Instagram
via Time: http://time.com/3615902/matt-black-instagram-photographer-of-2014/
After nearly 40 years as a staff photographer, Chester Higgins Jr. is retiring from The New York Times. His career has often led him to photograph Africa and its diaspora with grace and affection.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/a-dance-of-rivers/
Bernat Armangue, an award-winning photographer, was born in Barcelona and joined the AP there in 2003. He moved to Jerusalem in 2008 where he spent 5 years covering the Middle East, focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
We’ve long known the Justice Department’s stance on transparency has been hypocritical and disingenuous. But they’ve really outdone themselves this time.
via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2014/12/17/obamas-justice-department-s.html
A selection of our best images of 2014 from Latin America and the Caribbean starts with the case of 43 missing — and apparently slain — students in Mexico that ignited indignation across the country and around the world.
National Geographic has long been associated with inspiring photography that tells us something about the world we live in. The grand prize-winning image of this year’s photo contest does just that. It captures a small moment in time that speaks to a much
via Photography: http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/17/the-2014-national-geographic-photography-contest-winners/
A massive photo mag documenting a dreary decade in America
We recommended 1,642 articles this year, from 1,364 writers and 417 publishers. Collectively, they were read over 10 million times. These are our favorites. You can read every article on this list in the totally free Longform App. Download it today.
via Longform: http://longform.org/lists/best-of-2014
Newport Beach-based photographer William Valentine grew up with a father in Pasadena Police Department, and many of his formative childhood memories unfolded within the context of life and death situations. Between the ages of five and eight, he explains
via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/12/behind-the-scenes-photographs-of-the-pasadena-police-department-in-the-1980s/
TIME’s photo editors select the 100 best photos of the year
Our annual round-up isn’t just about great photography, but also about culturally significant phenomena related to photography. Photography is a language that’s created everyday by billions of people around the world. Three years later, I can still declar
via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2014/12/52-reasons-to-love-photography/
The disturbing statistics on military rape — and the fleeting attention of the public — led Mary F. Calvert to document the stories of those who survived assaults.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/surviving-rape-in-the-military/
By technical editor Matt Allard: Over the last day or so many you will have seen the extraordinary images of the siege at a Sydney cafe which ended in the deaths of three people including the attacker. As the story was making headlines around the globe Ch
via Newsshooter: http://www.newsshooter.com/2014/12/16/channel-7-cameraman-greg-parker-captures-the-sydney-seige-and-aids-police/
Bruce Haley is a photographer based in Paradise. • BA: So where are you writing to me from? BH: I’m at home, at that g…
Link: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2014/12/bruce-haley-is-photographer-based-in_63.html
When North Korea opens its doors, it does so for a reason. So it was when the authoritarian government granted permission for a road trip so extensive that few North Koreans — let alone a pair of American journalists — could imagine taking it.
For anyone interested in understanding the history and acceptance of photography as an art form, the work of William Egglestonis a pre-requisite…
Link: http://www.juxtapoz.com/photography/video-william-eggleston-imagine-documentary
via Trent Parke Magnum photographer on Vimeo.
via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2014/12/15/magnum-photographer-trent-parke/