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January 19, 2012

Just a Matter of Time … and Why It Happened

Sometimes, Twitter brings great news. Sometimes, it doesn’t … Remy Thurston, a new student of mine, sent me a direct message a little while ago: The New York Times is reporting Kodak has filed for bankruptcy protection. I could ponder this for a while, kick a stone around the parking lot, asking how the heck does this happen? But I...

Business & Industry/Journalism

January 16, 2012

Study Photojournalism in Berlin

I’ve had a few students do this program before and all have come back with glowing reports. Yeah, for you UGA students, having it run through the University of Florida may seem like a problem, but the guy leading this – John Freeman – is a stand-up guy and probably won’t mention football. The three credit hour course runs for...

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Photojournalism

January 10, 2012

Inside (Covering) Politics

James Estrin interviewed New York Times’ colleague Jim Wilson about covering politics and how it’s changed over the last 30 years for the Lens blog. I did three primaries in New Hampshire, loved every minute of them and would happily spend a few wintry weeks back up there to do it again. Wilson’s comment on access is telling about how...

Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism

January 10, 2012

America at Work

Over at the Atlantic, Alan Taylor has collected a great set of images on the In Focus blog that show Americans at work. Really love this portrayal, feels like a curated, modern WPA show.

Journalism/Photojournalism

January 6, 2012

Eve Arnold Passes at 99

Magnum Photos announced on Thursday that Eve Arnold has died in London at the age of 99. Arnold was the first woman admitted into the exclusive agency. “Her intimate, sensitive and compassionate 10-year collaboration with Marilyn Monroe has cemented her as one of the most iconic portrait photographers of our time, but it is the long-term reportage stories that drove...

Business & Industry/Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism

January 5, 2012

Video Game for Photojournalists

Arstechnica’s Andrew Webster reported a few months ago about Warco, a first-person video game about a photojournalist covering a war zone. The company working on it, Defiant Development, doesn’t appear to have done anything more with it since the early fall. (Thanks to Dorie Griggs for the link.)

Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

December 30, 2011

How to Get Better

Some day, I want to have lunch with Scott Bourne … just to find out how he finds the time in his day to think and write. He’s updated an older post on 15 Ways to Improve Your Photography Without Buying Gear over at PhotoFocus, and I want you to pay special attention to number six: Work hard. And then...

Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

December 28, 2011

Using Project Argo as a Teaching Model

Matt Thompson writes over at Idea Lab about what he’d do differently if he were launching NPR’s Project Argo in 2012. Going through his five points, there’s an awful lot we, as visual journalists, can put to good use. And I think I shall in my classes. The big one, the one I’ve been hammering journalism students and journalists on...

Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

December 23, 2011

Yearend Reading

I’m on the road, catching up with family and friends for a while, so it will be quiet the next few days around here. But, to keep you busy, Photoshelter has posted list of what they think are the best photo blog posts of the year – that’ll keep you busy for a while. (Thanks to NPPA President Sean Elliot...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Good Work/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism

December 20, 2011

I Want a Balloon

And not just some little mylar thing, a big, red, helium filled balloon that carries a camera on an intravalometer. Why? Because my next big hobby could be grassroots mapping. It’s a process that lets you map an area on your own. Because I, in my mind, apparently have too much time on my hands …

Graphic Design/Journalism/Multimedia/Tech Talk

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