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July 2, 2015

The Man Who Saw America

Nicholas Davidoff has a wonderful story on Robert Frank over at The New York Times – it is one of the best profiles of him I’ve read, diving deeply into the background of The Americans. When it was published more than 60 years ago, it was a tough sell in this country – The Americans was a very critical look...

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

June 5, 2015

One Story is Not Enough

It has been a … challenging … few weeks for me. That old adage about that which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger? I’m hoping it’s true. As the spring semester wrapped up, the course evaluations came in and I spent some time studying them as I always do. They were off a little from where they usually are, one...

Advice & Learning/Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

April 24, 2015

Mark Edelson Has Passed

Sad news this morning – we’ve lost Mark Edelson, a legendary picture editor, to cancer. I never worked for Mr. Edelson, but I did have a handful of opportunities to talk with him over the years. Always short conversations, but powerful. He was the first person I ever talked to about what it means to be a Picture Editor –...

Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

April 14, 2015

The Processes of Ansel Adams

This is a nearly 60 year old short documentary on Ansel Adams, but it’s still relevant – the level of preparedness comes through nicely. Of course, now I want a battered limousine with a shooting platform on it …

Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

April 13, 2015

Preserving and Protecting a President’s Image

Get your DVRs ready … according to David Gonzalez at The New York Times’ Lens blog, HBO will have a documentary on the Kunhardt family’s collection of Abraham Lincoln images, reportedly 68,000 frames deep. Scheduled for 9 p.m. tonight and, if you have an iOS device and don’t have HBO, you can get a 30 day free trial of the...

Craft/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism

April 10, 2015

Stories Are Everywhere

One of my students, Rachel Eubanks, sent me an email this morning with a link to this short video about a Sixth Star Award for an Uber driver. It’s a simple piece, not really journalism, but it was Ms. Eubanks’ comment that resonated: Just reminded me that stories are everywhere…even in business. And no matter what, they revolve around people....

Craft/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism

April 7, 2015

Scott Simon on Storytelling

Was looking for something else entirely, but I am happy to have found this …

Craft/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

March 28, 2015

Out of This World Images

Great piece on NPR about astronaut Reid Wiseman’s photographs … whoa.

At Work/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

March 26, 2015

The Disappearing Art of the Print

Over at The New York Times’ Lens blog, Rena Silverman talks with master printer Chuck Kelton about the shrinking number of photographers who need a custom printer. I have, at home, a very nice larger format Canon printer that is capable of making stunning prints. And I rarely print … which is a shame, because studying an image that you...

Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

January 28, 2015

Why Pictures Matter, Why Photojournalists Matter

This. This is the reason you have to support the National Press Photographers Association by becoming a member. It’s supporting research like this from Sara Quinn that is giving us the research to prove we need to be there, that the audience both cares about and can discern professionally crafted news image. It’s supporting research like this that we can...

Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

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