Sprawling, Gorgeous Photo Project Dives Deep Into the Life and Heavy Industries of Rivers
Jeff Rich’s Watershed Project is an ongoing documentary study of three large rivers; the French Broad, the Tennessee and the Mississippi.
Jeff Rich’s Watershed Project is an ongoing documentary study of three large rivers; the French Broad, the Tennessee and the Mississippi.
World Press Photo and Human Rights Watch announced today that the 2013 Tim Hetherington Grant, worth € 20,000 (approximately $26,500) is open for applications. Photojournalists working on projects with human rights themes can apply for the grant, which wa
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2013/09/world-press-and-human-rights-watch-seek-applications-for-26k-hetherington-grant.html
Photographer Mark Lyon doesn’t like to be idle.
via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/09/09/mark_lyon_landscapes_for_the_people_and_that_new_car_smell_transform_the.html
Riptide is an oral history of the collision between journalism and digital technology, from 1980 to today. Featuring over 60 interviews: Tim Berners-Lee, Eric Schmidt, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., Arianna Huffington, Clay Christensen, Dick Costolo, Nick Denton
via Riptide: http://www.niemanlab.org/riptide/
Victor Friedman, a high society hairdresser in New York, spent his time away from the salon as a street photographer in more down-at-heel locales.
via BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23994191
Link: Laurent Van Der Stockt wins Visa d’Or News Award – British Journal of Photography
Laurent Van Der Stockt, a photographer with Reportage by Getty Images, has won this year’s Visa d’Or News Award for his work in Syria, exposing the use of chemical weapons in the war-torn country
Each Thursday at 4pm, the photo editors at Time Magazine gather around a projector in one of the Time-Life building’s numerous meeting rooms in New York. Once divided across different silos – the print staff on one side and the online staff on another – f
via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/profile/2285865/changing-time-how-lightbox-has-renewed-times-commitment-to-photography
Documentary photojournalist Donna De Cesare, whose new book tells the story of the pain and grief created by El Salvador’s murderous gangs and which is the cover story of this month’s issue of News Photographer magazine, today was honored with the Maria M
via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/donna-de-cesare-wins-maria-moors-cabot-prize
At a time when established photo agencies are struggling to keep their heads above water, the decision to create a new one can seem reckless, and Christian Sauvan-Magnet, one of the founders of Haytham Pictures, knows this. “You’ve come to ask why we’re s
via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/feature/2285869/the-rise-of-haytham-pictures
Farzana Hossen, a student at Pathshala South Media Institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has won the 2013 Ian Parry Scholarship for her project “Lingering Scars,” about the rise in violence against women in Bangladesh. Hossen receives 3,500 pounds (approximatel
Link: Stéphane Lorcy: Streets Around the Ocean « The Leica Camera
A single lens, one vision, one distance, one treatment. That’s been my motto. From the first to the last image, I kept and assumed my choices. I hope to have ended up creating a true signature.
Link: Natalie Naccache: Pop-culture and the Middle East – British Journal of Photography
Across the Middle East, Western culture is increasingly used to promote Arab ideologies to young generations, through hip-hop, comic books and Fulla dolls, as Natalie Naccache’s latest project presents
Link: Minority retouch: Digital post-producers stand by their practice – British Journal of Photography
In the firing line since the recent World Press Photo controversy, digital post-producers are striking back, defending their work as well as their ethics. Olivier Laurent talks to 10b Photography and Addretouch
Marco Gualazzini began documenting the conflict between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army in 2012. After winning the $10,000 Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography, he is now returning to the region to continue his work, reports Rachel Segal Ham
via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/interview/2293057/getty-images-grants-for-editorial-photography-marco-gualazzini
Samuel James has been working in Nigeria for the past five years. For The Water of My Land, he documented the illicit oil trade on the Niger Delta. James will continue the project with the support of a Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography, reports
via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/interview/2293056/getty-images-grants-for-editorial-photography-samuel-james
Facebook has altered their terms of service to make it possible for companies that pay the social media network to utilize Facebook users’ content and likeness without compensation or permission. The changes are sure to alienate Facebook’s users in the cr
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2013/09/facebook-makes-alarming-changes-to-terms-asmp-breaks-down-the-changes.html
In 2010 Eugene Richards published the book War is Personal, which documented the devastating effects that serving in Iraq has had on some veterans and their families. Now with the help of another Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography, Richards plan
via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/interview/2293055/getty-images-grants-for-editorial-photography-eugene-richards
Boogie, one of the world's leading contemporary photographers documenting street life, just completed a series of photos in Bangkok, Thailand. As…
Link: http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/boogie-bangkok-thailand-august-2013
Link: Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography: Matt Eich – British Journal of Photography
For the past three years Matt Eich has made the journey to Greenwood, Mississippi, to document the everyday lives of the local people. Using the Getty Editorial Grant he now plans to develop this into a large-scale participatory project that will bring members of the community together
After spending seven years photographing life in countries under communist rule, Tomas van Houtryve has turned his attention to America’s drone war. With the $10,000 awarded to him through the Getty Editorial Grant, he intends to use a drone-mounted camer
via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/interview/2293046/getty-images-grants-for-editorial-photography-tomas-van-houtryve