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June 11, 2012

Beneath the Lively Morgue

A while back, The New York Times launched a new Tumblr site, The Lively Morgue, that features archival prints and shows the backside, the notes and captions. It’s kind of addictive. Now, NPR’s Claire o’Neill has the story behind the site and talks with Jeff Roth, the last man in the photo morgue.

At Work/Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism

June 7, 2012

The Story Behind the “Napalm Girl”

A really well-done history on Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize winning photo, and the girl in it. There are some details in there (about Kim Phuc’s defection) that I didn’t know, about her struggles to heal and take control of her own story. Worth the read.

Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism

June 7, 2012

Going Old School for a New President

Over at The Online Photographer, Michael Johnston linked off to a series of photos of French photographer Raymond Depardon shooting the official portrait of the new French President, Françios Hollande. There are some interesting comments, including one by Johnston himself, about the camera that made the final image – a 1962 Rolleiflex. More interesting, to me, are the comments about...

Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

June 6, 2012

Covering Court from the Outside

Over at The New York Times’ Lens blog, Kim Severson gives us a glimpse into what covering the John Edwards trial in North Carolina was like. And it wasn’t pretty – no cameras were allowed during the six-week long trial, so the media had to set up camp outside the courthouse and wait. I have done the so-called “perp walk”...

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June 6, 2012

More FSA Images Found at the New York Public Library

Over at The New York Times’ Lens blog, James Estrin has the story behind a trove of Farm Securities Administration images Roy Stryker sent to the New York Public Library. Why? It turns out Stryker was as paranoid as I am: “I think he had to hedge his bets,” said Beverly Brannan, a curator at the Library of Congress and...

Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism

June 5, 2012

Webinar Today: What Photo Buyers Want

Photoshelter has a webinar coming up this afternoon (4 p.m. Eastern) with National Geographic’s Senior Photo Editor Elizabeth Krist on What Photo Buyers Want. It’s free, but you should register as soon as you can.

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism

May 29, 2012

Another “Citizen Journalist” Lies

The BBC was fooled into publishing a nearly-decade old photo provided to them by an activist, according to a post by John Harrington. Still think “citizen journalism” is the panacea publishers keep telling us it is?

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal

May 16, 2012

USA Today Will Not Send Staff Photographers to the Olympics

Uh … well then. John Harrington is reporting that USA Today has decided not to send any of its staff shooters to London this summer, instead having US Presswire cover it for them. (Gannett bought US Presswire last year, a wire service-agency sort of thing that has been criticized in the past for credentialing its credentialing policies.) Romenesko has the...

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May 11, 2012

Why the Web Sucks. And Rocks.

People can steal your images if you put them online, nothing you can do about it. Except get some revenge through viral reporting. Man, I love the web.

Business & Industry

May 10, 2012

Horst Faas Has Passed

The Associated Press is reporting that legendary photojournalist Horst Faas has passed at the age of 79. Faas, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, lead the AP’s coverage of the Vietnam War. He lived for a time with David Halberstam, the late New York Times correspondent, who is quoted as saying, “I don’t think anyone stayed longer, took more risks or...

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