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February 25, 2015

Contest Reality Distortion Field

Over at Time’s Lightbox, Olivier Laurent is reporting that World Press Photo has received a letter from the mayor of Charleroi, Belgium, claiming that a set of images that won an award this year are “profoundly dishonest.” This is getting out of hand. The mayor’s letter goes on to analyze (Giovanni) Troilo’s photographs and captions, including one that purports to...

Business & Industry/Competitions/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

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.

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 –...

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...

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....

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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