Author: Mark E. Johnson

June 13, 2014

News Photographer Now Online

The National Press Photographers Association has announced that news Photographer magazine, the only publication dedicated to news photography that I know of, is now available in an online format. The current issue and last two years worth can be viewed for free right now.

Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism

June 12, 2014

Promote Yourself

Neat Tumblr from Photo District News on promotional pieces being sent out, triggered by this post on Dave Cooper’s.

Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism

June 10, 2014

Small Screen Impact in Photos

Over at the Poynter Institute, Sam Kirkland put up a piece about consuming photojournalism on smartphones. This is something I’ve been thinking about and trying to find a place for in my program – we have to be thinking of how our audience is looking at our work and mobile devices is a huge percentage now. Solid advice from Kirkland...

Categories Advice & Learning/Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

June 9, 2014

Compact Communication

A little off topic, but Roy Peter Clark has a piece up on what we can learn from 1954 Don Zimmmer’s baseball card. Even with all this information – words and numbers – there is room for not just one but two captioned illustrations, a lovely blend of language and visuals. Under the logo “Inside Baseball,” we learn that “Don...

Categories Craft/Graphic Design/Photojournalism

June 8, 2014

Informing Us on How to Live

The New York Times’ James Estrin was interviewed for a piece on Oprah’s Soul Sunday.

Categories Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

June 8, 2014

Women’s Initiative Grant and What They’re Looking For

The Alexia Foundation’s 2014 Women’s Initiative Grant deadline is approaching at the end of this month. To help, they’ve put up a post on what they’re looking for, as well.

Categories Advice & Learning/Competitions/Photojournalism

June 5, 2014

Reborn, Again

Maggie Steeber on Being Reborn Through Photography. Not much more to say.

Categories Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

June 3, 2014

The Dark Room That Is Editing

MediaStorm’s Eric Maierson on video editing – an accurate portrayal of what video editing feels like.

Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory/Video

June 2, 2014

On Not Becoming a Meme

I have a piece up over at PBS’ Education Shift site on verifying images that you find on social media.

Categories Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

June 2, 2014

How Dependent is Art on the Artist?

We’re going to wander a little outside of the normal realm of visual journalism this morning and look at Richard B. Woodward’s piece in the Wall Street Journal*. It’s a good read, exploring the question of whether prints made by someone other than the photographer (or under their supervision) reflect the artistic vision of the photographer. I’ve never thought of...

Categories Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory