January 6, 2014 How Pictures Help Great story about how a photo by the Associated Press’ Jacquelyn Martin helped a family find their son. No one knows your name right away, but everyone sees your face. Categories Good Work/Photojournalism
January 4, 2014 Choosing to Do Good In less than 48 hours, I’ll have two new groups of kids sitting in the Photo Cave here in Athens. They’ll wander in to my Introduction to Photojournalism class with all sorts of backgrounds – most will have been shooting since they were very young, but most will never had thought deeply about visual storytelling. A few have known, for... Categories Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
January 1, 2014 We’ve Lost Dave Martin Didn’t really want to start 2014 with two downbeat posts, but I must … Associated Press staff photographer Dave Martin collapsed and died at the end of last night’s Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta. Martin had been on staff with the AP for nearly 30 years and, while I never met him, knew his work and his reputation well. He has... Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism
January 1, 2014 Search, Seize and/or Copy Traveling with sensitive material on your laptop is always a challenge. What happens if it’s lost or stolen? Turns out, even if you never lose possession of your laptop while traveling, going through U.S. Customs may open your data up to the government. This is chilling: (U.S. District Judge Edward R.) Korma, a judge in the Eastern District of New... Categories Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory
December 26, 2013 This Is Killing Me … Clicked on an email from book publisher Phaidon and opened up a page full of books at half price … it’s mean, you know? Just mean … If money were no object, the following would quickly be on their way to me … Dorchester Days, by Eugene Richards, just $20 The Fat Baby, by Eugene Richards (this is 15 of... Categories Advice & Learning/Photojournalism
December 26, 2013 New Gear? Here’s Your Checklist The nice folks over at Sigma had Jack Howard put together a checklist post on what to do with whatever gear you may have scored this holiday season. Some good advice out there. Long before you put something new into your working kit, you need to spend time with it to make sure it’s both working well and you can... Categories Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
December 24, 2013 Post Holiday Project For my kids, trapped at home, anxious to get back to shooting, here’s a challenge for you. ZUMA Press has published a series of images by Bryan Smith looking at discarded Christmas trees – how about tackling that before you head back to campus? I would move away from the Instagram-esque type images here, but look for ways to show... Categories Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
December 18, 2013 The Photograph Is Only the Beginning Great Proof piece with Marcus Beasdale at National Geographic. What a fantastic series. Categories Advice & Learning/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism
December 18, 2013 On Multiple Meanings Great piece by Linda Holmes at NPR about Apple’s new holiday commercial and what it means to be disconnected from reality and engaged with technology. A lot to ponder there. Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory
December 18, 2013 Why Allen Loves Photography A year or two ago, I got really lucky when Allen Murabayashi agreed to come speak to my kids here in Athens. He’s wicked smart, has more energy than a nuclear reactor and cares, deeply and passionately, about photography. He’s the kind of guy I really want to hang around with. Over at PhotoShelter, he’s posted his 54 Reasons to... Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory