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October 10, 2012

Second Tim Hetherington Grant Applications

The second annual Tim Hetherington Grant is now taking applications through November 15. The annual grant, worth € 20,000, will be awarded to a photographer to complete an existing project on a human rights theme. The judges will look for the qualities that defined Tim’s career when reviewing the applications: work that operates on multiple platforms and in a variety...

Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism

October 9, 2012

Barnstorm at 25

This past weekend, the 25th annual Eddie Adams Workshop wrapped up, an event that I now wish I’d tried to get into in my youth. It’s limited to students and early-career shooters and, for reasons I don’t fully comprehend, I never applied … Time’s Lightbox blog took a look back at the first quarter century of the event and the...

Advice & Learning/Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism

September 27, 2012

Photographers to Ignore

Over at Wired, they’ve picked up a piece by Bryan Formhals and Blake Andrews on 10 Photographers You Should Ignore. Stick your tongue in your cheek as you read this … then realize most young shooters won’t. Or will argue that they really are the next Arbus or Adams. I might recommend being aware of these shooters but not emulating...

Craft/Tech Talk

September 27, 2012

Quick Tips for Video

Aubrey Aden-Bule posted a short video report from the Online News Association’s video segments. If you’re starting out, there are five good tips in there to help.

Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video

September 24, 2012

Truth with a Camera Workshop

Scheduled for Nov. 10-17 in Washington, D.C., registration is now open for the 2012 Truth with a Camera workshop. From the release: The workshop focuses both on teaching visual communicators how to work with and for non-profits as well as instructing non-profits how to work with photographers and use powerful photography. This years instructors include National Geographic photographers Lynn Johnson...

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism

September 20, 2012

Let the Aruging Begin …

Don’t you love a good list? Even when it’s an insane one like, say, the 100 most influential photographers of all time? A list that puts Robert Capa at 95. And omits James Nachtwey completely? And no Matthew Brady? Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine aren’t here? Special thanks to NPPA President Sean Elliot for giving me something else to be...

Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism

September 20, 2012

The Relevance of Picture Agencies

In an article at the Wall Street Journal, Mary Panzer questions whether photo agencies like Magnum are still relevant in the modern media era. It’s a good question, and one I don’t really want to think about too much. More troubling is the fact that with the decline of the press and its demand for relevance, and the rise of...

Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism

September 18, 2012

Then and Now

There have been lots of folks talking about the Civil War over the last year, but this is one of the coolest … Todd Harrington, who specializes in wet plate photography, has tried to find the location of some of Alexander Gardner’s images from the Battle of Antietam and recreate them. The way NPR put the web page together is...

Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

September 17, 2012

Canon Goes Full-Frame and Cheap(er)

Canon has announced their EOS 6D, an entry level full-frame camera with a 20 megapixel sensor in a body that weighs 20% less than their EOS 5D Mark III. Last week, Nikon introduced a similar model, the D600, at the same $2,100 price point.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

September 15, 2012

One for the Lust List

When Polaroid shut down their instant film business, a group of folks came up with a way to keep making the film and called themselves The Impossible Project. Now, they've launched a Kickstarter project for a device to let you connect your iPhone to an instant film printer … and I want one.

Tech Talk

Author: Mark E. Johnson