Mark E. Johnson – Page 6 – Visual Journalism

February 2, 2018

Storytelling Lessons

My friend Al Tompkins at the Poynter Institute has broken down a couple of Super Bowl commercials to help us become better storytellers. Worth clicking through for the other ad breakdown.

Craft/Journalism/Thoughts & Theory/Video

January 20, 2018

“I am not useful for my camera if I die.”

Karam Shoumali told the story of Syrian photojournalist Hosam Katan on The New York Times’ Lens blog a few months back, it’s worth reading to understand how Syrian journalists have covered and been affected by the war there.

Advice & Learning/At Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

January 20, 2018

Southwestern Photojournalism Conference Moves … East?

Yep, what has been in Texas for years is now in Nashville, Tennessee, February 15-17. I’ve heard many great things about this event and, if I didn’t have a conflict, I would head there myself.

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Multimedia/Photojournalism

January 18, 2018

China’s 79-Year-Old Sports Photographer

Hong Nanli is my new sports photography hero and will be yours, too. (Thanks to Mark Hertzberg for the link.)

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

January 8, 2018

LOOK3 Festival Shuttered

Photo District News is reporting that the LOOK3 photo festival, held for the last decade or so in Charlottesville, will not continue due to financial issues. This was on my bucket list for a long time, the line up was always intriguing and the atmosphere, reportedly, amazing. But I’ve also heard there was minimal, if any, discussion on the business...

Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

January 6, 2018

Getting the Big Picture, Leaving a Legacy

A wonderful piece by a gentleman whose work I admire and whose character I deeply respect – Billy Howard writes about making a group photo at a summer camp and becoming part of the camp’s legacy. Too often we drop into people’s lives, quickly assess what makes them who they are and then dash off. If the photo succeeds, if...

At Work/Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

December 30, 2017

The Year in Pictures, Then and Now

Allen Murabayashi compares The New York Times’ 2008 and 2017 Year in Pictures presentations over at the PhotoShelter blog. The differences in technical quality and how images are toned are substantial. The evolution of digital cameras I seen through greater resolution, dynamic range and low light sensitivity, but the way photographers are handling post-processing is really evident. Tools that were...

At Work/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Good Work/Photojournalism

December 23, 2017

Visuals for Radio

My friend Regina McCombs posted a gallery of the work her staff and stringers did this year for Minnesota Public Radio – a gallery of stunning visuals. Think about that – great visuals made for radio. What a wonderful world we live in.

Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

December 22, 2017

White House News Photographers Association Student Contest

The Eyes of History contest is taking entries through January 12, 2018 – and there’s a student category, for both stills and video. This is a great opportunity to get your work seen by editors in pros around the country.

Competitions/Photojournalism

December 8, 2017

Personal Boundaries

The Deer Center for Journalism and Trauma interviewed nine female journalists about the issues they have faced in the field and how to deal with them. This should be required viewing for everyone who is a member of the media or who interacts with the media. So, essentially, everyone on the planet. (Thanks to alum and friend of the program...

At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

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