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January 5, 2013

Moving Up to a Small Publication

I admitted the other day that, at some future point in time, I might head back to a small publication to tell stories again. Turns out, Jonas Bendiksen of Magnum had the same idea – and did it. Dig through that gallery at Wired.com – small town, great images. It can – and should – be done.

At Work/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

January 4, 2013

Surprise! This Is A Lie – UPDATE

Yesterday, the women of the Democratic women of the 113th Congress gathered on the steps of the Capital for a photo. Except, not everyone was there. So why not just Photoshop the four missing Representatives in later? Sure, it’s a PR photo. But if you’re going to make it publicly available, it should be disclosed. You can take a look...

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

January 3, 2013

The Image. Deconstructed Workshop

Something to put on your calendar … The Image. Deconstructed Workshop is set for March 22-24 at UNC Chapel Hill. From the blurb: The Image, Deconstructed will hold a three-day workshop in conjunction with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Our mission is to help participants gain a better understanding of a purposeful, mental approach to visual communication.

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism

January 3, 2013

Why The Herald Works

For my entire career, there’s been one small newspaper everyone has known and talked about. A couple of hours south of Indianapolis, the little town of Jasper, Indiana, has been home to The Herald – and they’ve produced more great work, per capita, than any other publication in the country, I think. Over at the National Press Photographers Association’s site,...

Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

December 31, 2012

The Passing of Harlow Cagwin

There are few stories that touch my students as deeply as the one Scott Strazzante worked on for more than a decade. It happened months ago, but today that I learned Harlow Cagwin passed this year. I never met Mr. Cagwin, and I’ve only had chance conversations with Mr. Strazzante, but I’ve shown Common Ground in my class dozens of...

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

December 31, 2012

Leifer on Football

Nice interview and small gallery of images by one of the greatest sports photographers, Neil Leifer, over at Deadspin. Anyone shooting football should be a student of Leifer’s work. Or boxing. Also, any Olympic sport. Heck, just any sport …

Photojournalism

December 31, 2012

Photojournalism Challenges in 2012

Over at the Poynter Institute, Jeff Sonderman took a look back at the visual year that was and, well, wasn’t in some cases.

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

December 30, 2012

How Bloomberg Covered 2012

Nice piece over at the Poynter Institute by Andrew Beaujon about how Bloomberg News covered 2012 visually. Nice bit of thinking about how to extend the long-tail of an image: Bloomberg encourages its photographers to think about how photos can be used again. “Every story we shoot we try to add value by thinking about its secondary value,” said Natasha...

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

December 29, 2012

Corbis’ Top Images for 2012

And here’s Corbis’ best imagery for this past year.

Good Work/Photojournalism

December 29, 2012

Prepping for a Commercial Shoot

Chase Jarvis lists the 10 things you need to do when working with a client. Note that whining online about not having the right gear is not on his list.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

Author: Mark E. Johnson

Moving Up to a Small Publication

Surprise! This Is A Lie – UPDATE

The Image. Deconstructed Workshop

Why The Herald Works

The Passing of Harlow Cagwin

Leifer on Football

Photojournalism Challenges in 2012

How Bloomberg Covered 2012

Corbis’ Top Images for 2012

Prepping for a Commercial Shoot