The Ukranian photographer spent two years smuggling found images out of Chernobyl’s exclusion zone. Now, he presents them in a virtual gallery
via British Journal of Photography: https://www.bjp-online.com/2020/07/maxim-dondyuk-chernobyl/
The Ukranian photographer spent two years smuggling found images out of Chernobyl’s exclusion zone. Now, he presents them in a virtual gallery
One day in July 2016, Casey Newton, a tech reporter for The Verge, sat down at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park for the biggest interview of his career. Across from him was Mark Zuckerberg. With his characteristic geeky excitement, Zuckerberg described the promising initial test flight of Aquila, a drone with a wingspan larger than […]
via Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/special_report/reporting-on-facebook.php/
With the knowledge that a company that has built a globe-spanning surveillance apparatus might always be watching, reporters and sources take tremendous precautions. Any Facebook-issued device, or even a phone with the Facebook app installed, could be vulnerable to the company’s internal investigators. If a source has friended a reporter on a social network or merely looked up their profile on a company computer, Facebook can find out. It can potentially tap location data to see if a reporter and a source appear to be in the same place at the same time.
The year 2020 has undergone a fair share of major events from an ongoing global pandemic to political turmoil and social unrest. American photojournalist David Butow shares his perspective documenting these historical moments for the last six months.
Kim Llerena’s “American Scrapbook” gives a fresh riff on the classic roadtrip, deftly collecting signs and symbols of the collective American sensibility as she drives through the landscape
via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/kim-llerena-american-blues
Kim Llerena’s “American Scrapbook” gives a fresh riff on the classic roadtrip, deftly collecting signs and symbols of the collective American sensibility as she drives through the landscape.
In 1982, photographer Baldwin Lee set off on a 2,000-mile road trip around the Deep South, documenting life in Louisiana, Florida and Georgia.
via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/baldwin-lee-photography-black-american-life-in-the-south/
In 1982, photographer Baldwin Lee set off on a 2,000-mile road trip around the Deep South, documenting life in Louisiana, Florida and Georgia.
For over a decade, Jon Rafman has travelled the planet while sitting at his desk, a flâneur of the twenty-first century, gathering images for his ongo…
Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/jon-rafman-s-nine-eyes-of-google-street-view/
For over a decade, Jon Rafman has travelled the planet while sitting at his desk, a flâneur of the twenty-first century, gathering images for his ongoing project Nine Eyes of Google Street View.
After watching the gruesome killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police Department Officer Derek Chauvin — the officer who put his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost 9 minutes — the United States has broken out in a rage. Protestors are fillin
via bellingcat: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2020/06/05/visualizing-police-violence-against-journalists-at-protests-across-the-us/
We plotted all of this data onto an interactive map. You can use this map to visualize where these incidents happened in space and time, and notice some areas where multiple instances happened over the course of a protest. This indicates these were not “one time incidents” or accidents due to journalists getting in the way. There is evidence here of systematic and conscious repression of the press at these protests, in cities all across the country — and the data that has been collected is the proof.
Chronicling the human condition with one of the most influential photographers in history.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/podcasts/the-daily/robert-frank-photographer.html
Chronicling the human condition with one of the most influential photographers in history
Dean Baquet is executive editor of The New York Times. “I always tried to question what is the difference between what is truly tradition and core, and what is merely habit. A lot of stuff we think are core, are just habits. The way we write newspaper
via Longform: https://longform.org/posts/longform-podcast-398-dean-baquet
“I always tried to question what is the difference between what is truly tradition and core, and what is merely habit. A lot of stuff we think are core, are just habits. The way we write newspaper stories, that’s not core, that’s habit. I think that’s the most important part about leading a place that’s going through dramatic change and even generational change. You’ve got to say, here’s what’s not going to change. This is core. This is who we are. Everything else is sort of up for grabs.”
On June 11th, the World Press Photo Foundation made an important announcement. Lars Boering—Managing Director of the foundation for the past 5 years—is
On June 11th, the World Press Photo Foundation made an important announcement. Lars Boering—Managing Director of the foundation for the past 5 years—is leaving the organization as they prepare to enter “a new phase for connecting the world to the stories that matter.”
This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – Australia’s premier photo collective Oculi welcomes nine new members and the exhibition APA Stories competition which celebrates long…
via Photojournalism Now: https://photojournalismnow43738385.wordpress.com/2020/06/26/photojournalism-now-friday-round-up-26-june-2020/
Australia’s premier photo collective has doubled its membership with the announcement of nine new members:
L.A.-based photographer, Stephen Vanasco shares his humbling narrative of demonstrations during a time of tension.
Each photographer was given an area at the end of a tube line to document. Little did they know London – and the world – was about to change forever.
Each photographer was given an area at the end of a tube line to document. Little did they know London – and the world – was about to change forever.
“Glory to the hawks and their awing ways, moderate, and high.” These are the last words uttered in Kovi Konowiecki’s poem named for his series of photos, The Hawks Come Up Before the Sun. The images that follow feel like isolated chapters bound by the geo
“Glory to the hawks and their awing ways, moderate, and high.” These are the last words uttered in Kovi Konowiecki’s poem named for his series of photos, The Hawks Come Up Before the Sun. The images that follow feel like isolated chapters bound by the geography of the California desert and a tangled web human relationships. Konowiecki who originally hails from Long Beach, CA, is an outsider to this place of arid vastness and solitude. Yet, his empathetic eye and ability to conjure nuance and narrative from a series of single and at times disparate images might convince you otherwise. Rather than a statement, these sunsoaked depictions feel like the exploration of a place as internal as it is tangible. A myriad of quiet encounters elevated by the camera amidst an expanse of dusky brush and cracked highway.
With his camera and red arm band, he captured the dark side of Mao’s revolution at great personal risk. Many of the images were stashed under a floor, going undeveloped for years.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/world/asia/li-zhensheng-dead.html
With his camera and red arm band, he captured the dark side of Mao’s revolution at great personal risk. Many of the images were stashed under a floor, going undeveloped for years.
The See in Black collective, a coalition of 80 Black photographers dedicated to uplifting and advocating for Black visibility, is hosting a limited, two-week print sale, with support from Artifact…
via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2020/06/80-black-photographers-come-together-for-a-historic-print-sale/
The See in Black collective, a coalition of 80 Black photographers dedicated to uplifting and advocating for Black visibility, is hosting a limited, two-week print sale, with support from Artifact Uprising. Launched on Friday, Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, it will remain open until July 3rd, the day before Independence Day.
What’s different, in this moment, is that the editors of our country’s most esteemed outlets no longer hold a monopoly on publishing power.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/opinion/objectivity-black-journalists-coronavirus.html
What’s different, in this moment, is that the editors of our country’s most esteemed outlets no longer hold a monopoly on publishing power.
The Johannesburg-based photographer tells us how he came to be a photographer and the values he instils in his practice to date.
The Johannesburg-based photographer tells us how he came to be a photographer and the values he instils in his practice to date.
via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/amoral-pictures/
Occam’s Razor tells me that for any given problem the simplest explanation is the one to pick. So I would have to assume that what my grandfather took part in and witnessed is very much along the lines of what has just been published as Das Auge des Krieges [The Eye of War] by Buchkunst Berlin. The photographs in the book were taken by a certain Dieter Keller, a man from a privileged background who in some capacity spent the majority of his life in the world of art.
The search for self-definition is a life long pursuit. For photographer and story teller Macaulay Lerman (@macaulaylermanphoto) that pursuit manifested itself early in the possibilities and potential of alternative choices–living life on the road, findin
The search for self-definition is a life long pursuit. For photographer and story teller Macaulay Lerman (@macaulaylermanphoto) that pursuit manifested itself early in the possibilities and potential of alternative choices–living life on the road, finding connections with those on the fringe, cultivating an understanding of the other. Macaulay’s project, Greer Road, is filled with rough beauty, places over looked and seemingly in decline with people who have chosen those same alternatives. The work has a cinematic quality and his words paint new layers onto the narrative of the photographs. Macaulay is our Storytellers Editor this week and an interview with him follows.