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October 21, 2013

When Going Pro Means Shooting Less

The ever-erudite Michael Johnston over at The Online Photographer writes that the only thing he wants to do is work, but that he hasn’t really done that since he was a student. He makes an excellent point – I probably shot a lot more when I was a student because it consumed me completely. There wasn’t an assignment from The...

Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism

October 14, 2013

He May Not Be Worried, But I Am …

This will take you some time, but read through Bryan Smith’s profile piece in Chicago Magazine on Michael Ferro, the guy now running the Chicago Sun-Times. Any hope Chicagoans may have had for the Sun-Times remaining relevant ends with this segment: Ironically, Ferro insists that he loves photography. On our tour, he grows particularly animated as he proudly points out...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism

October 11, 2013

More Cuts in Atlanta and at Reuters

The National Press Photographers Association is reporting the half of the remaining ten photographers at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution will be let go or bought out by the end of the month. How does the largest news organization covering the state of Georgia end up with just five photojournalists?

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

October 6, 2013

Again: Facebook ≠ Public Domain

Gah … how many times does this have to be explained? Posting an image on Facebook or anywhere else online does not mean it is in the public domain.

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

October 3, 2013

We Have Lost Bill Eppridge

One of the icons of our industry has passed. I saw him speak many times, was always humbled, always inspired. Karen Mullarkey, a former Life photo editor, from the NPPA story: “I said to him, ‘Do you mean to tell me that if Bobby Kennedy, who you adore, was shot in front of you … you wouldn’t put down your...

Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism

September 18, 2013

The Killing of a Photo

On Monday, the Associated Press picked up and transmitted a photo that was allegedly of victims of the Washington Navy Yard shootings. Shortly thereafter, unable to confirm that the images were related, they sent a kill order advising members and subscribers to not use the images. Late on Tuesday, the Poynter Institute’s Andrew Beaujon updated the story saying it appeared...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

September 18, 2013

John Stewart on the Washington Shooting Coverage

The Daily Show’s John Stewart on the coverage of Monday’s shootings in Washington, D.C.: So my final, not initial, conclusion is: This is deliberate. The chaos, the vomit onto the screen, the very thing we thought news organizations were created to clarify, is a feature not a bug. This is worth part of your day. Unfortunately, the need to fill...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Journalism

September 15, 2013

On Copyright and Commenters

This started with a Facebook link to a story about the North Jersey Media Group taking Sarah Palin and her political action committee to court over a copyright violation. Which is an important story, regardless of the politics. But as I read down into the comments (I know, I KNOW – don’t read the trolls), I was reminded once again...

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

September 11, 2013

NPPA Business Blitz in Athens – Oct. 26

Been working on this for a while, but I’m happy to announce the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will be hosting the National Press Photographers Association’s next Business Blitz on Saturday, October 26. This is a full-day worth of business training for professionals and students – for free. Just sign up and you’re in.