December 11, 2014 Judging, Helping Judges and Being Judged Zack Arias has a great post up on his involvement with contests over the years, well worth a read. Categories Competitions/Photojournalism
December 11, 2014 I Should Have Run … In July of 1985, photojournalist John Harte made an image that is still discussed in photojournalism ethics classes of a family identifying a drowned boy’s body. It turns out, that wasn’t the only controversial image he made that day – his editors spiked a photo from a bikini contest at the same park due to concerns over how many phone... Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism
December 10, 2014 Is Livestreaming Journalism? It may seem like a strange question, but New York Magazine has a piece up that asks if livestreaming is the future of journalism or activism. I don’t have an answer, but I have some thoughts on this. And my thought is … no. Livestreaming is not journalism. Perhaps it is news reporting, but I don’t think it is journalism.... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory
December 9, 2014 National Geographic’s Innovator Nice piece on Kenji Yamaguchi, the man who makes wonderful things for National Geographic photojournalists. Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk
December 7, 2014 Advice from David Turnley David Turnley, long one of my favorites, visited John Dykstra’s classroom last month and passed along some advice on street photography. Deep down in that link there’s a segment about what we call poverty tourism – the current trend of going someplace just to see how the other half lives. Nobody likes people with big lenses who just walk by,... Categories Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
December 7, 2014 Stephen Crowley On Covering Politics PDNOnline’s David Walker talked with The New York Times’ Stephen Crowley about his work covering Washington politics. When asked what fascinates him about the topic, he answered: It’s the sport of kings. You have teams, you have strong players and weak players and trades, and schemes. It’s always a story. And it’s a vocation you can do that actually benefits... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
December 6, 2014 American Photojournalist Killed in Yemen The Associated Press is reporting photojournalist Luke Somers was killed during an American-led rescue attempt in Yemen. Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism
December 3, 2014 WPOW Elections Congrats to UGA VJ alumna Melissa Golden on her election as president of the Women Photojournalists of Washington. As a heads up, the WPOW traveling exhibit will be visiting Athens in January 2015. Pencil January 9 into your daybooks for an opening and panel discussions here in Athens. Categories Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
November 29, 2014 PDNedu Student Photo Contest Photo District News’ student photo contest has a December 8, 2014, submission deadline – great way to get a lot of people to see your story. Categories Competitions/Photojournalism
November 29, 2014 A Kiowa with a Camera Nice piece and gallery by The New Yorker’s Amy Connors on Horace Monroe Poolaw who spent 50 years documenting the Kiowa American Indian tribe of Oklahoma. Love the way his daughter quoted him: I do not want to be remembered for my pictures, but through my pictures I want my people to remember themselves. Categories Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism