September 9, 2014 Stream a Hunk of Lightning That PBS documentary on Dorothea Lange – Grab a Hunk of Lightning is available for streaming on their web site. Charge up your laptop and make some popcorn. Categories Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism
September 6, 2014 Vivian Maier’s Work May Disappear, Again This is fascinating and disturbing on many levels – the work of an unknown photographer, Vivian Maier, that was discovered at an auction several years ago and who has since been heralded as one of the great street photographers, is now heading into the courts over copyright claims. As someone who truly appreciates the work she did and is intrigued... Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism
September 5, 2014 Are Amateurs the Enemy? There has been much consternation over the last, oh … 15 years … about the rise of the amateur and how he or she is impacting the profession of photojournalism. It is true that may photojournalists succeeded solely on their technical skills as photographers. Those are the ones who are most worried. As camera technology has advanced, the expertise needed... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
August 31, 2014 Explaining the Coverage The New York Times Magazine has a stunning photo essay shot in Gaza and Israel earlier this month by two Magnum photojournalists, Paolo Pelligrin and Peter van Agtmael, respectively. Any coverage that comes out of this region tends to inspire as much debate about the balance (or lack thereof) in the coverage as to the story itself. It’s the most... Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
August 29, 2014 Watch a Hunk of Lightning Premiering tonight on PBS stations is a new documentary on Dorothea Lange, the legendary photojournalist whose iconic Migrant Mother photo has defined the Great Depression. Grab a Hunk of Lightning will be featured on the American Masters series. In some markets, it is on Friday night. For those in Georgia, it will be on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. My DVR... Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism
August 27, 2014 The New Old Photo Business James Estrin has a great interview with Getty Images’ Jonathan Klein up on the New York Times’ Lens blog. Buried in it, amongst some things I didn’t know, was this: The world’s most-spoken language isn’t Mandarin — it’s pictures. We haven’t yet figured out how we get people to pay for it, but we will over time. Makes me at... Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism
August 19, 2014 NPPA Attorney Headed to Ferguson It’s never a good thing when the lead attorney for a national press organization has to go somewhere, but it’s happening – the National Press Photographer Association’s Mickey Osterreicher is en route to Ferguson, Missouri, to help journalists deal with the escalating problems of press freedoms. THIS is why we pay our annual dues to the NPPA. Categories Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism
August 19, 2014 Is Humans Dehumanizing New York? A significant number of my students love Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York project. And I’ll admit I dip into it from time to time, as well. But something about it never felt quite right. Daniel D’Addario has a piece up at Gawker that gets to the issue, I think – it’s the lack of depth, a skimming of the... Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
August 18, 2014 Who Pays Photographers? Great web site that launched this summer that tracks what photographers are being paid. A caveat: You need to know what you’re in for before you do a shoot. There are several posts in here where it is clear the photographer didn’t have a contract before hand (or just didn’t read it) and is a little bitter after-the-fact. Everything is... Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism
August 17, 2014 Photoshelter Deal for Students To all the students heading back to campus, PhotoShelter has a deal for you – a year of free services and a massive 70% off the second year. If you don’t have a solid web presence yet, this is the time to get working on it. Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism