February 29, 2016 Hiding in Plain Sight Fun little art project about the Predator. May change the way you look at family photos. Categories Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
February 11, 2016 Billy Weeks on Gordon Parks Next Tuesday, February 16, my dear friend, mentor and guide Billy Weeks will be here on campus to talk about Gordon Parks. Parks was the first African American photographer on the staff of Life magazine and his work has resonated for generations. Weeks is a two-time Gordon Parks International Photography award winner. This 2:30 p.m. event at UGA’s Special Collections... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism
February 9, 2016 How to Get Found Photo District News has a collection of short interviews with photo editors talking about how they find photographers. Some good advice in these. Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism
February 4, 2016 Cover Letter Don’ts My friends down at the Poynter Institute just read 160 applications and decided to share what no one should do in those packages. As my kids go through the internship application process, this is required reading. I do kind of wish is was a snarkier piece, though … I’ve sat through meetings at Poynter, there are some snarky folks there... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Journalism/Photojournalism
January 27, 2016 NPPA Seeks New Executive Director Want to help lead the largest association for photojournalists out there? To be the voice of visual journalists? Have a lot of management experience? Or do you know someone who fits that description? The National Press Photographers Association is looking for a new executive director. Come work here on the UGA for a great association (that is independent of the... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism
January 24, 2016 NPPA Elects New Officers Congratulations to Melissa Little, Michael Kind and Seth Gitner who were elected to the offices of president, vice president and secretary (respectively) during this weekend’s National Press Photographers Association’s annual board meeting here in Athens. Some other news in there you may be interested in. Categories Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism
January 19, 2016 This Week in Athens: First Amendment Issues, Copyright Registrations Workshop Big things happening this week … Friday, January 22: First Amendment Issues in Public Spaces – This event is jointly hosted by Grady College and the National Press Photographers Association with generous support from the Sinclair Broadcast Group and will feature multiple panels and discussions prompted by the events at the University of Missouri in November. Panelists will include the... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism
January 15, 2016 Alexia Foundation Call for Entries The Alexia Foundation grant application window is now open. Professional grants proposals are due by 2 p.m. on January 31, 2016, and student proposals are due by 2 p.m. on March 3, 2016 (which is a lot later than they used to be). he awards have changed over the years … The Professional Grant winner will receive $20,000 to help... Categories Competitions/Photojournalism
January 14, 2016 Two Views Talk File this under local events to Athens … my dear friend Billy Weeks will be doing a talk on Tuesday, February 16, about Gordon Parks at our Special Collections library. Why be there? It’s Gordon Parks, what other reason would you need? The only better reason is because it’s Billy Weeks a two-time winner of the Gordon Parks International Photography... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
January 6, 2016 Student Photojournalism Competitions Tis the season to be judged … The National Press Photographer Association’s Northern Short Course contest has a quick deadline – January 15. The White House News Photographers Association’s Eyes of History contest is now open, February 1 deadline. Categories Competitions/Photojournalism