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. Categories 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... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism
May 6, 2012 The Anarchists and Photographers I don’t know you you deal with a group of people who don’t believe in the law or even basic human rights, but if you’re a member of the media covering anything to do with organized anarchists (is that possible?), you’d better know they want nothing more than to steal your cameras to pay their rent. Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism
May 4, 2012 Copyright Office Planning to Raise Registration Fees FYI The NPPA is disappointed to report that the U.S. Copyright Office is planning to nearly double the cost of registering your images. They have provided the opportunity for public comment prior to the change and NPPA will be submitting comments regarding the change. The changes include increases in the cost of group registration of images from $35 to $65.... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism
May 3, 2012 Twitter, Twitpic, Copyright and $120,300,000 Yep, you read that right – one hundred twenty million, three hundred thousand dollars. That’s what photojournalist Daniel Morel is seeking in damages from AFP, Getty Images and The Washington Post. Ahem. Better make sure you know who owns what before you publish anything … Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal
May 2, 2012 Pursuing Pulitzers Wired.com’s Jakob Schiller has a piece up about Tim Rasmussen, the Denver Post’s assistant managing editor for Photography and multimedia. Should you care? I don’t know … since getting to Denver six years ago, his staff has won two Pulitzer Prizes … he’s kind of a smart guy. Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
May 1, 2012 Colorado Copyright Question Cleared Up Colorado University has come clean and said it does not hold the copyright to the now-famous image of a bear falling from a tree shot by student Andy Duann. Good, though I’m saddened to see Duann isn’t going to pursue payment for use of the image by other media outlets. Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal
May 1, 2012 Who Dropped the $300,000 Statue? Over at Photo District News, David Walker has the story of a 2,600 year old statue that was destroyed during a photo shoot last year … and the law suit over who has to pay how much. It’s a long read, but the important part is at the end – most professionals carry liability insurance that would cover such a... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry
April 30, 2012 Webinar: What Photo Buyers Want Get your popcorn and Coke ready, Photoshelter is running a webinar on Tuesday, May 1, at 4 p.m. Eastern, with Jamie Wellford, the senior international photo editor for Newsweek. No cost, but you do need to register. Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
April 27, 2012 Why Photojournalism is an Awesome Job Over at the Chicago Tribune, Alex Garcia takes on the career surveys that say photojournalism is a bad choice. Could not agree more. Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism