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March 4, 2012

Albert Kahn’s Archives of the Planet

Most of us probably don’t know who Albet Kahn is, but we should. An early Twentieth Century millionaire, he dispatched photographers around the world to shoot color autochromes, a record of who we were then. If you scroll through the images there, take a look at the photo out of Montenegro – that’s not a crack in the picture frame,...

Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

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.

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,...

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...

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...

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?

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.

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.

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.

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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...