Okay, for those who have been camera shopping lately, don’t come complaining about how technology has driven the prices up. I mean, a simple box camera is up for sale in Austria and the price estimate is topping $685,000 dollars …
Okay, sure, it’s 170 years old, so maybe it’s value lies not in its ability to take photos, but come on – a Leica M9 must seem cheap by comparison, right? Of course, the Daguerreotype Giroux comes with a lens and the Leica doesn’t … hmmm ….
The Chronicle for Higher Education has a video interview up with Davis Shaver, the founder of OnwardState.com – a new(ish) news(ish) site covering Penn State University.
Like the idea of a “journalism fraternity,” may have to steal that line.
I suspect I’m going to have to find a reason in the next few years to head to the University of Texas at Austin – they’ve just acquired a 200,000 print archive from Magnum Photos. What a research opportunity … heck, what an opportunity to experience history.
The article says it’s only the print archive, not the copyrights to any of the images. Which would mean they can’t sell or distribute the prints, but may be able to do exhibitions and make them available for researchers.
A second thanks to Greg Mironchuk for the heads up on this.
FYI …
The National Press Photographers Foundation Inc. will award seven $2,000
scholarships in 2010 including the new Jimi Lott Scholarship.What’s new:
– We have added a new $2,000 scholarship in the memory of Jimi Lott of the
Seattle Times.
– We will award a total of $14,000 (seven $2,000 scholarships) in 2010.
– The application process is all digital and streamlined. Undergrads can
make one application for five scholarships. Grad students can make one
application for three scholarships.
– NPPF has a new website with a downloadable application form —
www.nppf.org
– Pictures entered in NPPA Best of Photojournalism or CPOYi can be entered
without modification.
– Deadline for applications is March 1, 2010.Please note that scholarship application information on NPPA.org is out of
date and should not be used.
We hope to have updated information posted on the NPPA.ORG site soon.Please visit WWW.NPPF.ORG for details.
The BBC has put together an audio slideshow looking at a new exhibit of Robert Capa’s work on display at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Good intro to his work.
Link courtesy of Greg Mironchuk.
FYI …
NAA Foundation News Challenge Deadline: March 1
News Challenge, an innovative training session for upper-level college students interested in digital media, takes place the first week of June. The NAA Foundation pays all costs for participating students. Program objectives are to give students a sense of the digital and multimedia opportunities at newspapers and to interest them in working for the industry.
If you have any ties with local colleges or know of students working part-time or as interns at your newspapers, please encourage them to apply. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2010.
Apply online at www.naafoundation.org
You know I have two loves in life, right? Visual journalism and … cars. Kodak’s Jennifer Cisney tweeted about this collection of photos by Michael Paul Smith of his model car collection. It’s really cool.
What did you think I meant with that headline?
Haven’t heard of this before, but it looks like it could be interesting – an online photo course, new on each week. This Friday is on “Taming TTL for Better Images.” May be worth spending some time with. If you do, let me know how it is.
It’s a little odd that Flash Goddess Mindy McAdams tweeted a link to this story about the rise and fall of the Las Vegas Sun while I’m in, of all places, Las Vegas. Worth a read.
My initial reaction is similar to what I thought of Curley’s work in Florida and Washington – one model won’t work everywhere. What was very successful in Kansas and Florida because of the community ties wasn’t going to work in suburban Washington or Las Vegas. The sense of community in each of those places is very different and a site has to be able to comprehend and react to those differences.
But I think what they tried was brilliant – we have to accept that some great ideas will fail as we rework journalism.
Stolen off of Twitter …
Reuters Health Editorial Intern
Interns at Reuters Health are expected to write stories for our wires, assist with selecting and obtaining medical studies for coverage, and help post stories using Reuters Health software. Internships are based in our Times Square offices in New York.
