May 6, 2012 Eisie and Papa Ben Cosgrove has a story up on Alfred Eisenstaedt’s trip to Cuba in 1952 to photograph Ernest Hemingway … and how miserable of a subject he was. Categories Craft/Photojournalism
April 30, 2012 Architects, Photography and Professionalism My reading habits tend to wander and a few months ago I got hooked on Bob Borson’s Life of an Architect, which has almost nothing to do with photography, photojournalism or journalism but is a nice look in to the thought processes of modern design. (Yes, I’m a Modernist. I wanted to be a Postmodernist, but I couldn’t hack it.)... Categories Craft/Photojournalism
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
April 26, 2012 Mike Davis on Photos The Image Deconstructed recently interviewed Mike Davis, a guy I feel like I know though I’m not sure I’ve ever talked with him in person. (I have seen him speak at a couple of conferences so maybe that’s it.) I love his approach to building images and stories. In the interview he was asked about the language he was using... Categories Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism
April 25, 2012 Where’s the Journalism Line? I’ve seen Richard Koci Hernandez speak just once, but he made a massive impression. I have his Multimedia Journal book and recommend it to all my students. And I was thrilled to hear he had made the transition to teaching several years ago. You could say I’m a fan, I suppose. Carol Ness has a story up about him at... Categories At Work/Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
April 24, 2012 Pictures with Purpose Workshop My good friend David LaBelle is pairing up with another good friend, Billy Weeks, and two other smart people, Greg Cooper and Fran Gardler, for the 2012 edition of the Pictures with Purpose workshop. This year the workshop will be in Chattanooga, Tenn., from July 31-August 5. There are limited seats (just 12 people will be accepted) and the cost... Categories Advice & Learning/Craft/Photojournalism
April 20, 2012 Poetry About Photography Watch, listen, remember. (Thanks to Melissa Harward for the link.) Categories Craft/Thoughts & Theory
April 12, 2012 You’re Never Sure, You’re Never Sure Mary Ellen Mark talking about shooting, love the section about not chimping because you can never be sure that you have it, so you have to keep shooting. Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
April 8, 2012 David Burnett on Digital Imagine And, of course, a bunch of other things over in an interview with John Camp at The Online Photographer. It’s in two parts, the first dealing with some of what he’s doing day to day and the second delving a bit into some ethical questions. Here’s a graf I love: In the end, when you analyze the characteristics of Tri-X,... Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
April 4, 2012 Fauxtographor This is probably funnier if these ads are aimed at your demographic … (Thanks to Greg Mironchuk for the link.) Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk