December 1, 2023 “I Read the Instructions on the aback of the Box” We’ve lost Elliott Erwitt. This is a wonderful tribute to him by Jonas Cuénin worth exploring. Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work
November 12, 2023 More History Now I want to head up to Richmond to see this exhibit by Dawoud Bey, as profiled in The New York Times by Siddhartha Mitter. It also has me pondering a new assignment for my documentary classes, a five photo sequence about their return to Athens after the winter break. Hmmm … Categories At Work/Good Work/Photojournalism
November 11, 2023 Picturing the Past Photographing history is a tremendous challenge, so much of it is unseen. Lindsey Wasson’s work here for the Associated Press is stellar – you get a feel for the place and the people it impacted. The story has many layers and so do the photos. The use of reflections and framing is strong, they are adding depth to the compositions,... Categories At Work/Good Work/Photojournalism
November 6, 2023 Writing With Light For the last several months, I’ve been participating in a conversation about AI generative images. This working group, made up of photojournalists, editors, intellectuals, attorneys and technical experts, has come together to look for solutions to an existential threat to journalism – that the public may come to not trust anything they see anymore. Our thoughts so far – and... Categories Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
September 8, 2023 The Risks of Sports Coverage There are mutliple stories out about the death of a photographer who was hit at a high school football game. Most of them leave me with a lot of questions and sorrow. Linda Gregory, a long-time supporter of the Wichita Northwest High School team, was knocked down when two junior varsity players came out of bounds, reportedly hitting her head... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism
September 6, 2023 “You Can Say Anything You Like So Long As It’s the Truth” I really hope this comes to the theaters near us or is available to screen for our students. The story of model-turned-war-photographer Lee Miller has been screaming for a film version. Now it’s been made. Categories Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism
June 16, 2023 Natural Intelligence Nikon Peru has come up with a creative campaign to push back at AI generated imagery, according to Michael Zhang at PetaPixel. There are several initiatives in progress regarding imagery created with artificial intelligence algorithms. Adobe has its Content Authenticity Initiative, which is working on technical solutions to image verification and there are a couple different groups who are working... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
May 23, 2023 Why Photographers Charge I was scrolling through Facebook over lunch when I saw someone had reposted the above. I could not disagree more with this logic. If businesses were to base what they charge on equipment costs, than McDonald’s ice cream would be outrageous. The machine they use, made by Taylor Company, costs $18,000 (even if it breaks down on a regular basis).... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism
May 2, 2023 AI Used AI Images … and I’m Now AI Luke Taylor in The Guardian reports Amnesty International used an AI-generated image in one of its pieces and I’m now all irate. The only thing journalists have, at the end of the day, is their credibility. You can change platforms, you can use different mediums for storytelling, you can alter your style or the tools that you use, but if... Categories Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
April 8, 2023 The Perils of a Focus on Realism Kenneth Jarecke takes on, indirectly, both the advanced of photographic technology and the challenges of AI generated images. At a certain point, photographic technology got good enough, but instead of engaging our brains to make what we do better, we focused on making it easier. For a group that needed to think more, we decided to think less. I’ve referred... Categories Advice & Learning/Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory
