April 1, 2015 Fotodiox Introduces Canon to Nikon and Nikon to Canon Adapter I have a lot of old Nikons around but shoot Canons now, this will be great when it ships. Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory
March 31, 2015 NPPA Best of Photojournalism Winners Announced Congrats to Jahi Chikwendiu, of The Washington Post, and Jerry Wolford, of the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., for their wins in the National Press Photographers Association’s Best of Photojournalism competition. Chikwendiu is the Photojournalist of the Year for large markets, Wolford for small markets. Categories Competitions/Photojournalism
March 30, 2015 The Constitution Under Attack in Arkansas Once again, the Constitution is under attack, this time by State Senator Jon Woods (R) of Arkansas. Here’s the thing, though … it’s a redundant law. The courts have already ruled on most of what is in here – that an individual person has the right to control how their image is used for commercial purposes, but not for journalistic/editorial... Categories Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
March 28, 2015 Out of This World Images Great piece on NPR about astronaut Reid Wiseman’s photographs … whoa. Categories At Work/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism
March 26, 2015 The Disappearing Art of the Print Over at The New York Times’ Lens blog, Rena Silverman talks with master printer Chuck Kelton about the shrinking number of photographers who need a custom printer. I have, at home, a very nice larger format Canon printer that is capable of making stunning prints. And I rarely print … which is a shame, because studying an image that you... Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
March 25, 2015 New York Police Opening Up Photographic Records This isn’t journalism, but it’s a fun way to look at how a type of documentary photography has changed over time as the New York City Police Department has received a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to digitize and publish 30,000 crime scene photos. What you see on modern cop shows is nothing like how it was done years... Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism
March 24, 2015 Steve McCurry Exhibit Opens in Italy Not much of a chance I’ll see this there, but I hope it comes to the States … an exhibition of Steve McCurry’s work is up, looking at more than three decades of his images from around the world. CNN’s story has a great interview with him where he talks about the importance of his work, how it has come... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism
March 23, 2015 Getty Images Editorial Grants Applications open on April 1 and will be accepted through May 13 for five, $10,000 grants from Getty Images for photojournalists, “pursuing projects of personal and journalistic significance.” Got a great idea? Go ahead and pitch it, but read the terms and conditions closely. Categories Business & Industry/Competitions/Photojournalism
March 23, 2015 Did You See the Eclipse Photo From the Space Station? If you did, then you were lied to. Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
March 22, 2015 The Power of the Norman KPBS video journalist Katie Schoolov has just returned from a week at the 55th annual News Video a Workshop in Norman, Oklahoma – and it was more than she imagined. For those local to Athens, we will have our annual Bluejeans Workshop on Saturday, March 28 – a day talking about video storytelling. Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video