January 18, 2018 China’s 79-Year-Old Sports Photographer Hong Nanli is my new sports photography hero and will be yours, too. (Thanks to Mark Hertzberg for the link.) Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism
January 8, 2018 LOOK3 Festival Shuttered Photo District News is reporting that the LOOK3 photo festival, held for the last decade or so in Charlottesville, will not continue due to financial issues. This was on my bucket list for a long time, the line up was always intriguing and the atmosphere, reportedly, amazing. But I’ve also heard there was minimal, if any, discussion on the business... Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
January 6, 2018 Getting the Big Picture, Leaving a Legacy A wonderful piece by a gentleman whose work I admire and whose character I deeply respect – Billy Howard writes about making a group photo at a summer camp and becoming part of the camp’s legacy. Too often we drop into people’s lives, quickly assess what makes them who they are and then dash off. If the photo succeeds, if... Categories At Work/Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
December 30, 2017 The Year in Pictures, Then and Now Allen Murabayashi compares The New York Times’ 2008 and 2017 Year in Pictures presentations over at the PhotoShelter blog. The differences in technical quality and how images are toned are substantial. The evolution of digital cameras I seen through greater resolution, dynamic range and low light sensitivity, but the way photographers are handling post-processing is really evident. Tools that were... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Good Work/Photojournalism
December 23, 2017 Visuals for Radio My friend Regina McCombs posted a gallery of the work her staff and stringers did this year for Minnesota Public Radio – a gallery of stunning visuals. Think about that – great visuals made for radio. What a wonderful world we live in. Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism
December 22, 2017 White House News Photographers Association Student Contest The Eyes of History contest is taking entries through January 12, 2018 – and there’s a student category, for both stills and video. This is a great opportunity to get your work seen by editors in pros around the country. Categories Competitions/Photojournalism
December 8, 2017 Personal Boundaries The Deer Center for Journalism and Trauma interviewed nine female journalists about the issues they have faced in the field and how to deal with them. This should be required viewing for everyone who is a member of the media or who interacts with the media. So, essentially, everyone on the planet. (Thanks to alum and friend of the program... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
December 6, 2017 McCullin in Kolkata Yes, this is a PR piece from Canon Europe. Yes, it’s designed to get you interested in spending many, many dollars on Canon gear. But it’s Don McCullin talking about the way he makes images while he makes images in Kolkata. Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Craft/Photojournalism
November 18, 2017 Look Versus Feel The New York Times’ Todd Heisler writes about covering tragic events like the church shooting in Texas. Because of this, it is important to make images that go beyond grief and crime scenes. Step back. Give a sense of place. Show not just what a scene looks like but, more important, what it feels like. That last part – about... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
November 17, 2017 Becoming an Insider Dave Burnett / ON ASSIGNMENT on PBS 1982 from RelishMIX on Vimeo. This is a wonderful interview from 35 years ago with David Burnett where he talks a bit about his experiences during the Iranian revolution and more on a package he did on Dallas during the reign of the TV show, Dallas. I like to just hang out and... Categories Advice & Learning/Photojournalism