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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

Nikon Announces the D4

Dpreview.com has a story up on the announcement of Nikon’s D4, their new top-of-the-line pro camera. They also have an overview story up … drooling a touch. Nikon’s release was posted this morning, as well. This is expected to ship in February for a suggested price of (gulp) $5,999.95.

At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

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

January 5, 2012

Inside National Geographic, 19 Years Ago

Joe McNally has posted a video done about him working on the Sense of Sight story in National Geographic nearly 20 years ago. Runs about 16 minutes, but well worth it as it gives you a sense of how stories were built back then.

Craft/Photojournalism

January 4, 2012

365 Days in Photographs

Time’s Lightbox blog has put together a photos-of-the-year collection with a twist – one for every day of the year. Prepare to lose a big chunk of your morning.

Photojournalism

January 3, 2012

NPPA Best of Photojournalism Call for Entries

The National Press Photographers Association’s 2012 Best of Photojournalism is now accepting entries. The whole process is done online and, if you’re an NPPA member, there’s no charge to enter. Deadline to enter is February 3.

Competitions/Photojournalism

December 31, 2011

Licensing Music Made Hard

David Walker has an article up at Photo District News about the troubles photographers have – and are getting into – in using copyrighted music in wedding videos. It’s hard, from all reports, to get a license for use in these videos so many photographers just do without. That’s coming back to bite some of them. I am constantly stunned...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

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...

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