Good Work – Page 23 – Visual Journalism

January 11, 2013

Cowboys in Manhattan

Fred R. Conrad wanted to be a cowboy when he was a kid., but that didn’t happen – he ended up as a staff photographer for the New York Times. After three decades there, he finally got a chance to cover cowboys in Manhattan. Really nice gallery of images. Pay close attention to the subtle moments and the exquisite edge...

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January 9, 2013

Looking in the Right Direction

Over at the Poynter Institute, David Griner looks at the history of a 1992 photograph from a Ku Klux Klan rally in Gainesville, Georgia – and how it has come back to life over the last 20 years. The photojournalist who made the image, Todd Robertson, is an alum of the program I now teach in, though he’s not in...

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January 5, 2013

Moving Up to a Small Publication

I admitted the other day that, at some future point in time, I might head back to a small publication to tell stories again. Turns out, Jonas Bendiksen of Magnum had the same idea – and did it. Dig through that gallery at Wired.com – small town, great images. It can – and should – be done.

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January 3, 2013

Why The Herald Works

For my entire career, there’s been one small newspaper everyone has known and talked about. A couple of hours south of Indianapolis, the little town of Jasper, Indiana, has been home to The Herald – and they’ve produced more great work, per capita, than any other publication in the country, I think. Over at the National Press Photographers Association’s site,...

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December 31, 2012

The Passing of Harlow Cagwin

There are few stories that touch my students as deeply as the one Scott Strazzante worked on for more than a decade. It happened months ago, but today that I learned Harlow Cagwin passed this year. I never met Mr. Cagwin, and I’ve only had chance conversations with Mr. Strazzante, but I’ve shown Common Ground in my class dozens of...

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December 29, 2012

Corbis’ Top Images for 2012

And here’s Corbis’ best imagery for this past year.

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December 28, 2012

AP’s Top Photos of 2012

That time of year … here’s what the Associated Press thinks were their best images.

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November 23, 2012

Taking Time

The Black Friday barrage of emails wasn’t as overwhelming as past years, but there were a lot of things in the inbox this morning. Companies who desperately want to sell me things I really have no need for. (A remote control amphibious beer delivery vehicle? Really?) In amongst them was an email from Phaidon Press, one of the high-end book...

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November 18, 2012

McCullin on Seeing

One graf, just one graf in this Guardian piece by Don McCullin and all I want to do is go shoot again: But seeing – really seeing – has nothing to do with photography. And it rewards you with pleasure. I love looking at the sky. I love looking at detail. I think anybody with an intelligent mind can look...

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November 14, 2012

Do What You Do

That quote comes from Jeff Roberts, the Birmingham News photojournalist who made the iconic image of a woman holding her two grandchildren after an April 2011 tornado wiped out their Alabama home. I am saddened to report that Jeff has passed. We were privileged to have had him on campus as part of our McGill Symposium a year ago. I...

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Category: Good Work

Cowboys in Manhattan

Looking in the Right Direction

Moving Up to a Small Publication

Why The Herald Works

The Passing of Harlow Cagwin

Corbis’ Top Images for 2012

AP’s Top Photos of 2012

Taking Time

McCullin on Seeing

Do What You Do