Mark E. Johnson – Page 32 – Visual Journalism

February 23, 2015

Visual Journalism Seminars in Athens

To kick off the, ahem, Tenth Annual UGA Photojournalism Weekend Workshop, we will have a series of talks on Thursday, February 26, on issues related to photojournalism, multimedia journalism and working as an independent journalist. The sessions will be in Studio 100 on the first floor of Grady College here in Athens, Georgia, and are open to all. 2:30 –...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video

February 17, 2015

Competitions, Industry, Trust and Relationships

I have been pondering the news that nearly 20% of the images that made it to the penultimate round of judging in this year’s World Press Photo competition were disqualified for ethical problems. Think about that – one out of every five images that made it through the early rounds was found to violate the organization’s standards for image manipulation....

Competitions/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

February 16, 2015

Through A Lens Darkly

Tonight, on some PBS stations, the show Independent Lens is running a segment titled Through A Lens Darkly, looking at the photography of and by African-Americans. Alas, it is not scheduled, as far as I can tell, for Georgia Public Broadcasting stations. NPR has a piece on it, including the trailer.

Journalism/Photojournalism

February 15, 2015

We’ve Lost Jim Gordon

During my early years as a photojournalist, the only source of information we had about what was going on in the industry came from News Photographer magazine, published by the National Press Photographers Association. Jim Gordon, the man who was editor during my formative years – and a quarter century around them – has passed. Its arrival every month let...

Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

February 12, 2015

Bravo, World Press Photo – Now, Tell Us Who the Liars Are

Nearly one out of five images that made it to the final rounds of the the World Press Photo competition were lies. ONE OUT OF FIVE. I applaud what Lars Boering is doing and how World Press Photo is now requiring the original, untouched images from entrants that make it to a certain level in the competition for comparisons sake....

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

February 12, 2015

NPPF Scholarships and Grants

The National Press Photographers Foundation has several scholarships and grants available – application deadline is March 2. Several of these are worth $2,000

Advice & Learning/Competitions/Photojournalism

February 5, 2015

Why Pictures Matter: Articulation

The second part of Sara Quinn’s research on the value of photojournalism has now been published by the National Press Photographers Association. In it she goes through the language that the study participants used to describe user generated images and those made by working professionals – it’s pretty clear our audiences can both see the difference and articulate it well....

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism

February 5, 2015

When Student Projects Become Public

There was an interesting event in Atlanta earlier this week – the bomb squad was called in when a suspicious item was spotted attached to a bridge. Given the era we live in, their response – shutting down part of I-85, diverting traffic and detonating it – were all completely appropriate. But it turns out the item, taped to the...

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

February 2, 2015

UPDATED: Alexia Foundation Grant Applications Due TOMORROW

Yes, TWO HOURS. You have until 2 p.m. Eastern time today to get your student grant application in. UPDATE: The deadline has been extended to 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

Competitions/Photojournalism

January 28, 2015

Why Pictures Matter, Why Photojournalists Matter

This. This is the reason you have to support the National Press Photographers Association by becoming a member. It’s supporting research like this from Sara Quinn that is giving us the research to prove we need to be there, that the audience both cares about and can discern professionally crafted news image. It’s supporting research like this that we can...

Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

Author: Mark E. Johnson