Good Work – Page 24 – Visual Journalism

November 4, 2012

Ahead of the Pack with Ami Vitale

Nice piece on the ABC News site by Deanna Mitchell looking at the work of Ami Vitale and her transition from daily shooter to documentary work. Interesting breakdown of how she spends her time: Vitale approximates 90 percent of her time is spent applying for grants, conducting research and entering contests, “Taking pictures is actually a tiny percentage…so much time...

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

October 30, 2012

America 101

Over at The New York Times’ Lens blog, Ruth Fremson has a story up on a new book from Arthur Grace. The gallery of images is amazing – a real portrait of who we are. Or were, as the images date back nearly 40 years. I have his first book, Choose Me, which is fantastic. Going to have to order...

Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

October 23, 2012

Inside the FSA Project

Over at LensRentals.com, Roger Cicila has a great history of Roy Stryker’s Farm Securities Administration photo team – one of the best summations I’ve seen, well worth spending some time on. There’s an argument to be made that we need another FSA-like project … if anyone is reading, I am available.

Craft/Good Work

October 19, 2012

Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar

It’s time to register for the 2012 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. They’ve expanded and added a third day for video storytelling. Very cool.

Advice & Learning/Good Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

October 16, 2012

Swing States Swinging

Very cool infographic by Mike Bostock, Shan Carter and Amanda Cox over at The New York Times that looks at how swing states have swung over the last 60 years. Things like that make me want to be a designer … (Thanks to colleague Janet Frick for the link.)

Good Work/Graphic Design/Journalism

October 10, 2012

Second Tim Hetherington Grant Applications

The second annual Tim Hetherington Grant is now taking applications through November 15. The annual grant, worth € 20,000, will be awarded to a photographer to complete an existing project on a human rights theme. The judges will look for the qualities that defined Tim’s career when reviewing the applications: work that operates on multiple platforms and in a variety...

Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism

August 8, 2012

When Grand Central Was a Grand Gallery

In all my youthful travels to New York, I don’t ever recall getting to see these images. But I wish I had … At The New York Times’ Lens blog, James Estrin takes a look back at the giant Colorama images that use to grace Grand Central Station. Shot on large format cameras, these 60-foot wide images must have been...

Craft/Good Work/Tech Talk

August 7, 2012

Nailing the Shot: Practice, Practice, Practice

The Poynter Institute’s Steve Myers has a short interview with the Associated Press’ Greg Bull about his image of Gabby Douglas at the Olympics. The image has gotten a strong response because of its clean background and great moment, but how you make a frame like that is simple: Practice. A lot.

Good Work/Photojournalism

July 31, 2012

Piano Requiem

Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism/Video

July 30, 2012

Olympic Ruins

The New York Times’ Lens blog has a post up looking at the work of Jamie McGregor Smith who spend time in Athens, Greece, looking at the remains of the 2004 Olympic venues. “Remains” is the proper word – many of the sites, custom built for the games just eight years ago, are sitting unused and rotting away. Study the...