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Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 7 February, 2020 – Photojournalism Now

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 7 February, 2020

This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – the 10th annual Women’s show at Magnet Galleries, Melbourne, plus a review of Dr. Lauren Walsh’s exceptional book, Conversation…

via Photojournalism Now: https://photojournalismnow43738385.wordpress.com/2020/02/07/photojournalism-now-friday-round-up-7-february-2020/

For those of us who work in journalism the myth of the cavalier photojournalist who rushes toward conflict with zeal is well established. Robert Capa’s famous comment about photographers needing to get close to the action in order to capture the best picture is part of industry folklore. Don McCullin has spoken about the adrenalin rush of going to war, likening it to drug addiction. Tim Page’s antics during the Vietnam War have been immortalised in pop culture, Dennis Hopper’s character in the movie Apocalypse Now modelled on the British photographer. Yet while there are those who are lauded as celebrities, the vast majority of conflict photojournalists work in the background, committing themselves to covering some of the world’s darkest moments, to bearing witness to history, largely invisible to the outside world. Glory and money do not motivate them. In fact, these days it is more difficult to make ends meet than ever before. So what drives an individual to the frontline or to document the depths of human misery?

What’s the Point of Conflict Photography? - Witness

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000

What’s the Point of Conflict Photography?

“I don’t see why I should care about that person.”

via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/whats-the-point-of-conflict-photography-ee565909f778

At the time, I was teaching a course that concentrated on conflict photography and ethics. At one point during the semester, we were studying the coverage of a famine in Sudan in the early 1990s. My students had to read about the history of that famine and about the political forces that shaped it. They studied the photojournalistic and documentary coverage of this crisis and they read critiques of that work. On the day we were to discuss the coverage of that famine, I put up an image in class; it came from the homework that was assigned to the students. It’s a black-and-white photo taken at a feeding center in Sudan and it portrays a man who is severely emaciated, as thin as you can imagine a person to be. In fact, he is so weak that he cannot stand; he’s crawling on the ground. In this sense, it’s a painful photograph that confronts you with how dire situations of suffering can be.

Four to Follow #10 – Witness

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Four to Follow #10

Sharing stories from across the African continent by the talented members of the African Photojournalism Database (APJD).

via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/four-to-follow-10-bd76781c2191

While the issues, regions and approaches of this month’s stories are incredibly diverse, a passion for visual storytelling links the four APJD members — Eman Helal, Nourredine Ahmed, Etinosa Yvonne and Victoire Douniama. Each began a career in a different field before deciding to pursue photography full time.

Making Egypt's Streets Safe for Women - NYTimes.com

Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Making Egypt’s Streets Safe for Women

Eman Helal hopes to not only document the widespread harassment of women on Cairo’s streets, but she also aims to spur changes in public attitudes and behavior.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/making-egypts-streets-safe-for-women/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog

Eman Helal has to be acutely aware of her surroundings every time she photographs in a crowd in public, constantly evaluate her safety and make sure there is a clear escape route in case she is attacked