Advice & Learning – Page 16 – Visual Journalism

August 14, 2014

NPPA Protests Ferguson Police Tactics

As journalists have come under fire and been detained, the National Press Photographers Association’s has sent a letter of protest to the Ferguson, Missouri police.

Advice & Learning/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

August 13, 2014

On Them, Us and We (Briefly)

Slate has posted a short video from a panel discussing the late photojournalist, Chris Hondros. It’s a little under six minutes and in now way is enough about him or his work, but this one quote from Hondros stuck out: We place these layers of culture and ethnicity on ourselves and it really doesn’t mean that much compared to the...

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

August 13, 2014

Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar – Nov. 13-15

Get your tickets early – registration is open for the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. The schedule looks great – Amy Toensing, Scott Strazzante, Al Diaz, Matt Eich, Ken Lyons and a slew of others are on the lists.

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Video

August 12, 2014

Disconnect From Time to Time … Please

I will admit I wrestle with this, too – my pocket computer/phone is a constant companion and leaving it alone is tough. But I want to get away from it, to connect with those around me not those connected to me. This comment from a New York Times piece by Nick Bilton indicates how bad it has gotten: For photographers,...

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August 9, 2014

Those Left Behind

A touching column by Daniela Deane at the WashingtonPost about the killing of her husband, Mick Deane, last year in Cairo. We have to remember, then, that behind every number, on the back of every death, is a devastating loss for those left behind. And a very personal experience of grief. It would be easy to think of this as...

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August 7, 2014

Mark Edelson on Editing

There is a short list of people I’d go work for in a heart beat, Mark Edelson at the Palm Beach Post is on that list. I’ve met him once or twice, but in just a few minutes he clarified things for me like no other. It’s good to see his own paper recognizes what they have. This is critical:...

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July 12, 2014

We Have Lost John Seigenthaler

While not a visual journalist, every one of us should pay attention to John Seigenthaler’s dedication to serving his community. I was luck enough to meet and talk with him several years ago at the First Amendment Center at Vanderbuilt University, a moment I’m sure slipped into his memory but resonates with me to this day.

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July 11, 2014

Wall Street Journal Takes on Hand Out Photos

There has been a long-running debate between the Washington press corp and the current presidential administration about photo access. The short version: the White House hired an accomplished photojournalist, Pete Souza, to be the president’s photographer and has been much more active in releasing photos from Souza to the press and public. Which seems like a good thing, except they...

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July 2, 2014

A Good Eye Doesn’t Make You a Good Photographer

An old piece by legendary photo editor John Loengard rumbled into view on the Nieman Reports web site and it included this gem that I’d lost along the way: Before I became a picture editor, I assumed that “good photographers” took “good pictures” because they had a special eye. What I found was that good photographers take good pictures because...

Advice & Learning/Craft/Photojournalism

June 10, 2014

Small Screen Impact in Photos

Over at the Poynter Institute, Sam Kirkland put up a piece about consuming photojournalism on smartphones. This is something I’ve been thinking about and trying to find a place for in my program – we have to be thinking of how our audience is looking at our work and mobile devices is a huge percentage now. Solid advice from Kirkland...

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