Category: Photojournalism

Libya is rapidly turning into one of the most dangerous places for journalists, particularly photojournalists. The New York Times is reporting that it appears South African photojournalist Anton Hammerl was killed on April 5. In a statement posted Thursday night on a Facebook page dedicated to Mr. Hammerl’s memory, his family criticized how the Libyan government had treated them. “From...

The Chicago Tribune’s Alex Garcia sat down with Gerry Souter for a Q&A about his time as a Trib shooter back in the 1960s. It’s a fascinating read, though some young’uns may need a translator … this last graf really sums it up for me: There was a mystery to photography back then. You were sort of a magician, to...

NPR has posted their story based around the memorial service for Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros. In it, they talked with several other conflict photographers and those who send them into the field. The Associated Press’ director of photography, Santiago Lyons, talked about how technology has improved the journalism but left the journalists more open to danger: For photographers, the...