February 25, 2015 Why You Hire a Professional, Presidential Aspirant Edition This is classic – how Marvin Bush’s love of Frank Zappa ruined his brother Jeb’s wedding photos. Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism
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 –... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video
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... Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
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.... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/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... Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
January 23, 2015 Sports Illustrated Lays Off Remaining Photographers The National Press Photographers Association is reporting Sports Illustrated has laid off it’s six remaining staff photographers. This is, to me, not much of a surprise – most magazines have moved away from staff photographers to contract ones. It’s unclear whether the six will continue shooting under contract. Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism
January 13, 2015 Southern Short Course in News Photography – Feb. 20-21 Get this on your calendar – the Southern Short Course in News Photography will run February 20-21 in Charlotte. More details on the speakers to come. Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Competitions/Photojournalism
January 12, 2015 Why Captions Matter The New York Times’James Estrin is trying to crowdsource information from a 1950s Gordon Parks photo. This is why captions and a solid workflow matter … with it, there’d be no mystery, only meaning. Granted, the expectations were different 60 years ago, but it sure would be nice to know what’s happening here. Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism
January 10, 2015 A Great Day for UGA, Grady, the NPPA and Photojournalism Friday was a big day here in Athens. Discussions on women in photojournalism, the unveiling of stunning research on how viewers read and perceive professional news photographs and a wonderful welcoming reception for the National Press Photographers Association which is relocating to the University of Georgia’s Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Take a look at the... Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism
January 5, 2015 Photojournalism Day at UGA On behalf of the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, I am inviting you to join us as we welcome the National Press Photographers Association to Athens. The NPPA, the leading organization for visual journalists, is moving its headquarters to UGA this spring and we are looking forward to partnerships in the areas of education, research and... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism