March 3, 2012 He Had the Picture Stan Stearns, the UPI photographer who made the iconic image of John F. Kennedy, Jr., saluting at his father’s funeral, has passed at 76. Categories Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism
March 3, 2012 This is NOT OKAY (UPDATED) Over on the National Press Photographer Association’s discussion list, Jim Dean posted a link to a story on PoliceOne.com about Louisiana sheriff’s deputies who were using a photo of a local reporter for target practice. From the story: “I don’t think there was anything sinister about it. I don’t think it was meant to be a threat,” Sheriff Jack Stephens,... Categories Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
March 1, 2012 UGA Career Week This is a long, long post, so it will continue after the break … While we believe that a university education should prepare you more to be a productive member of society than for a specific career, we understand there’s a need for that latter directive. We teach a lot of classes, talk about industries and prepare kids, intellectually and... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory/Video
March 1, 2012 White House News Photographers Association Student Photography Contest There’s just two weeks left to get your entries in to the White House News Photographers Association’s 2012 Student Photographer of the Year contest. This could be great exposure for you, win, lose or draw – get your stuff together and get it in ASAP. For the UGA kids, if you win, dinner’s on me. I am totally not above bribing... Categories Competitions/Craft/Photojournalism
February 29, 2012 The Morgue Lives! I am irrationally excited by this: The New York Times has launched a Tumblr site with images from their morgue. And not only are they publishing some long-lost and forgotten images, they’re shooting you what’s on the back of the print. Awesome, eh? Categories Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism
February 28, 2012 The Baseball Factory by Billy Weeks Longtime supporter Billy Weeks has been featured on the CNN Photos blog with a set of images about baseball in the Dominican Republic, a project he’s been working on for several years. Check out photos four, seven and ten for a true look at what these kids are playing on and with. Categories Good Work/Photojournalism
February 25, 2012 Truth in Visuals The New York Times’ Michael Barbaro and Michael D. Shear have an interesting story on the effects of campaign stop location decisions and how the visuals play into perceptions. Well worth a read. Categories Craft/Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism
February 16, 2012 NPPA Multimedia Immersion Registration Now Open There are only 40 slots for the 2012 edition, get yours now. Categories Advice & Learning/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video
February 14, 2012 Photographers You Should Know About Scott Bourne over at PhotoFocus has stolen an idea from me. Of course, it’s an idea I never executed, but whatever … he is beginning a series on Photographers You Should Know About with a look at Dorothea Lange, one of the stars of the Farm Securities Administration in the 1930s. Worth keeping an eye on this series if he... Categories Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism
February 13, 2012 Craig Walker POYi Newspaper Photographer of the Year The Denver Post’s Craig F. walker was named the 2011 Newspaper Photographer of the Year by the 69th Annual Pictures of the Year International competition over the weekend. I had the pleasure of meeting Walker during the National Press Photographers Association’s Convergence 2010 conference, where he talked about his 2010 Pulitzer Prize. It would be hard for me to name... Categories Competitions/Photojournalism