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November 11, 2011

Edom Foundation Launches “Welcome Veterans H.O.M.E. Project”

The Edom Foundation for Photojournalism Education is launching a new project through the National Press Photographers Association, the Los Angeles Times and MediaStorm to look at the experiences of veterans and their families as they re-enter their communities. The stories produced will be available for use by organizations working on behalf of veterans.

Photojournalism

November 10, 2011

Go Small, Go Everywhere

Good piece up over on Photo District News about the move to smaller cameras for use in conflict areas. When you don’t look like a professional, the idea goes, you’ll get hassled less. As a guy who shot Leica film cameras for a long time, and currently carries a small Olympus E-P2 everywhere, there is something to be said about...

Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

November 9, 2011

From Documenting Abuse to Advocating for Departure

Donna Ferrato’s images of domestic abuse shocked a nation when here book Living with the Enemy was first published. It has been reprinted several times and she’s given hundreds of lectures about domestic abuse over the years. Now, according to a New York Times Lens blog entry, she’s turning her attention to encouraging the victims to get out of those...

Craft/Photojournalism

November 8, 2011

CPOY WInning Images Now Online

The winning images from this year’s College Photographer of the Year competition have been posted online. Students, go spend some time on these. That’s the standard by which you’re being judged right now. What do you see?

Competitions/Photojournalism

November 7, 2011

Choices, Too Many Local Choices

Two big talks, both scheduled for the University of Georgia campus this Friday, November 11. At 2:30, in Mahler Auditorium at the Georgia Center, Swedish photographer Mattias Klum will be talking about The Big Picture: Communicating Conservation in a Complex World. At 3:00, ESPN Executive Vice President John Walsh will be speaking at the Chapel on Sports and Journalism in...

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Photojournalism

November 7, 2011

Platypus Workshops Scheduled for Italy and Texas

The Platypus Workshops, perhaps the original multimedia training program, has announced their first two 2012 workshops – in Florence, Italy, in March and San Marcos, Texas, in May.

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

November 6, 2011

Next NPPA Student Chat on Networking

Don’t forget to head over to the National Press Photographers Association’s Visual Student blog tonight at 9 p.m. EST for a chat on how to network. Join President Sean Elliot, board member and A Photo a Day founder Melissa Lyttle, Student Chair Bettina Hansen, Student Chapters Chair Michael King and Student rep Maddie McGarvey as they talk about how to...

Journalism/Photojournalism

November 4, 2011

Revisiting Life at 75

NPR has a story up looking back at Life magazine’s first issue as it’s 75th anniversary comes up. There’s a new book, too, looking back called 75 Years: The Very Best of Life. Think I’ll be ordering a book tonight …

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

November 3, 2011

Behind the Photos on the Campaign Trail

The Concord Monitor’s John Tully wrote a post a few weeks back about covering the primary debated in New Hampshire, it’s a great look at the minimal access being allowed now.

At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism

November 1, 2011

Young Conflict Photographers

Michael Kamber has a great piece up over on the New York Times’ Lens blog about the explosion of young photojournalists showing up in conflict zones. A good read where he talks with several of the top war photographers of our time and explores why there were so many young shooters in Libya this year.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

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