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June 26, 2016

We’ve lost Bill Cunningham

The New York Times has reported that Bill Cunningham, its beloved fashion photographer, has passed. He was 87. I am not a person overly concerned with fashion (just ask my wife or students), but I would dip into his work from time to time not so much to see what was trendy but because his approach to documenting fashion focused...

At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism

May 25, 2016

Expired, but Still Working

An interesting project by Chip Litherland – taking expired film to major events, just to see what happens. Yeah, it’s art … but it’s sort of cool. And I’ve probably got 20 rolls of various film in the freezer or drawers around here …

Good Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

May 25, 2016

Doing Some Good

James Estrin has a nice piece up at The New York Times’ Lens blog about the work of Mel Rosenthal who documented the South Bronx in New York from 1976 to 1982. The limited number of images here is frustrating – I really want to see more. It’s the reasoning behind these images that has me interested: For Mel Rosenthal,...

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April 18, 2016

Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced

Congratulations to Jessica Rinaldi of the Boston Globe who won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography today. Her story, about a young boy who survived being beaten nearly to death, is exactly the type of work that should be celebrated – it is heartbreaking and hopeful, it speaks to the need to slow down and spend time on a story,...

Competitions/Good Work/Photojournalism

April 15, 2016

A Visual Discussion on the Human Condition

One of my long-time favorites is Peter Turnley. Early on in my studies, I saw something in his work that resonated deeply with me, but I’m not sure I was able to articulate it then. There was a warmth, a connection. The people in his images were never just subjects, there was something more in the relationship separated only by...

Advice & Learning/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

January 14, 2016

Two Views Talk

File this under local events to Athens … my dear friend Billy Weeks will be doing a talk on Tuesday, February 16, about Gordon Parks at our Special Collections library. Why be there? It’s Gordon Parks, what other reason would you need? The only better reason is because it’s Billy Weeks a two-time winner of the Gordon Parks International Photography...

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December 24, 2015

The Why Behind the NY Times’ Year in Pictures

James Estrin put together an interview with The New York Times’ Meagan Looram and Jeffrey Scales, the photo editors who selected this year’s Year in Pictures. Q: What is a Pictures of the Year photo? How do you define that? Jeffrey: A masterfully crafted photograph. Use of frame, focus choices, compelling drama, the things that define great photography. Photojournalism, specifically....

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

December 2, 2015

Finding Your Color

I have a small list of photojournalists who never disappoint me, storytellers who always make me stop and stare, ponder what they’re showing me, force me to rearrange the neurons in my brain. Michael S. Williamson of the Washington Post is on that list. For years I’ve come back to his work, to his way of seeing, to understand my...

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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...

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November 23, 2015

Remembering Dickey Chapelle

The first time I head her name was in a song. But it was enough for me to search out more information on Dickey Chapelle. Now, 50 years after she was killed, few know who she is as Jackie Spinner reports at the Columbia Journalism Review. That should really change.

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