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November 2, 2013

On Layoffs and White Boards

Sad day for the Middletown, New York, community as the Times Herald-Record has laid off its entire photo staff, according to a story by Donald Winslow on the National Press Photographers Association’s web site. What’s next for visual journalism? Well, if the Chicago Sun-Times is any indication (remember, they let their entire photography staff go earlier this year), the Middletown...

Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism

November 2, 2013

Retro Nikon Next Week?

Nikon Asia has released a series of five videos that hint at a new camera coming out on November 5. This will either be: A) Brilliant and lustworthy, a perfectly sized, simplified full frame camera you can operate by feel. Or B) A schlocky retro camera that is too small to be useful, too fragile to be functional or too...

Photojournalism/Tech Talk

October 30, 2013

Location Is Everything

Because nothing else has any value. Or so it would seem to the National Association of Realtors who wanted a photo, for free, from David Hobby.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

October 29, 2013

Whoa … Cheesy, but Gorgeous

The Atlanntic’s In Focus blog takes a look at Reuters photographer Denis Balibouse’s story on a Swiss family that makes Gruyere cheese and it is drop dead gorgeous. Talk about seeing well …

Good Work/Photojournalism

October 29, 2013

An Iconic Image, Almost Unseen

Imagine if one of the most famous images from the 125 year history of National Geographic was never published … Steve McCurry talked with the TODAY show about how he Afghan Girl almost wasn’t chosen. Watch the whole piece, there’s a surprise in there about his childhood injury. For more on his new book, Untold: The Stories Behind the Photographs,...

Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

October 28, 2013

Unfortunately, We Have No Budget …

Over at The New York Times, Tim Kreider takes on those who ask for free work.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

October 25, 2013

Souza on Obama

Photo District News’ David Walker has an interview up with President Obama’s photographer, Pete Souza. Not journalism, but worth a read.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

October 24, 2013

Heisler on Portraiture

Photo District News has a series of excerpts up from Gregory Heisler’s new book – worth clicking through to see how he handled Hugh Grant, Muhammad Ali, Daniel Boulud and Herman Shaw. Love this from the Hugh Grant segment on posing subjects: So, as the photographer, you have four choices: (1) be satisfied with whomever they show you; (2) tell...

Good Work/Photojournalism

October 24, 2013

Yeah, That’s A Moment …

I doubt you’d make this with your iPhone … check out this amazing image made by Allen Hughes during a surfing competition in California. Great composition, light and moment. Almost makes me want to shoot surfing …

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

October 23, 2013

How to Disarm a Police Confrontation

Brilliantly handled. (Thanks to David Schick for the link.)

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

Category: Photojournalism

On Layoffs and White Boards

Retro Nikon Next Week?

Location Is Everything

Whoa … Cheesy, but Gorgeous

An Iconic Image, Almost Unseen

Unfortunately, We Have No Budget …

Souza on Obama

Heisler on Portraiture

Yeah, That’s A Moment …

How to Disarm a Police Confrontation