December 10, 2015 Failing 719,999 Times This is persistence – Alan Mcfadden took six years and 720,000 frames to get one photo. But, wow … so worth it. Categories Advice & Learning/Craft/Photojournalism
November 30, 2015 Walter Iooss, Jr., on College Football Nice collection of images by the legendary Walter Iooss, Jr., from his early days covering college football. This was pre-autofocus, pre-14 frames per second, pre-64 GB memory cards, pre-histogram. Old school – manual focus, manual exposure, shooting on chrome film so the exposure has to be perfect in the camera. Ahh, those were the days … And if you scroll... Categories At Work/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism
November 17, 2015 The Legacy of King Cotton Really nice package from Reuters photojournalist Brian Snyder on how little cotton is being grown in the south now. A very elegant presentation and a nice slice of life in the former land of King Cotton. Categories Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism
November 6, 2015 How Do You See Someone? Canon did a little experiment … Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Craft/Photojournalism
November 5, 2015 Emotional Rollercoaster Peter Turnley has spent decades moving us from love to sorrow, friendship to famine, hope to hate in his images. How he does it, I have no idea. But if you’re not moved by his work, you may just be dead: Now I may have to go buy another book … just when I promised myself I wouldn’t buy any... Categories Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism
November 3, 2015 Seeing Beyond Your Vision Peripheral vision plays a big role in photojournalism. The ability to look at one thing and see what’s happening all around it allows us to build better stories, to see what others might not. The New York Times’ Angel Franco took a Widely camera to Cuba 20 years ago and the way he used it is fairly unique. For another... Categories Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
October 5, 2015 Picture Africa … and Everywhere Else Close your eyes for a moment and picture Africa. What did you see? Where did that image come from? Good thought piece by Jorrit R. Dijkstra on how we have seen the continent over the last century. Now, close your eyes for a moment and picture where you are. What did you see? Where did that image come from? And... Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
September 8, 2015 It’s Never Been Easy Every now and then one of your photographic heroes writes something about the calling that has us transfixed. This time, it’s Ed Kashi: For those who want to do this, I believe one must possess a voracious appetite for knowledge, a maniacal desire to engage with the world, very deep, personal interests that will you to explore issues, places, themes,... Categories Advice & Learning/Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
August 30, 2015 Keeping an Image In Context, 47 Years Later Over at the Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez brings us back to the story of Juan Romero and how, after 47 years, he is coming to peace with his place in life. Romero’s name is one few know, but his face is a part of one of the most haunting news photos ever – Romero was the teenage busboy who... Categories Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism
August 3, 2015 Love Letter to a Highway My love of the open road is no secret – give me a camera, a tank of gas and maybe a map and I’m happy for hours, if not days. Stories about roads and travel resonate well with me, especially pieces like Kevin Liles’ tribute to Georgia Highway 83. My commute is too short these days … Categories Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism