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January 9, 2013

New WordPress Themes for Photograhers

WordPress.com has launched a new series of themes aimed at photographers. If you're not self-hosting your photo portfolio, this just became a better option for you.

Graphic Design/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

January 9, 2013

Looking in the Right Direction

Over at the Poynter Institute, David Griner looks at the history of a 1992 photograph from a Ku Klux Klan rally in Gainesville, Georgia – and how it has come back to life over the last 20 years. The photojournalist who made the image, Todd Robertson, is an alum of the program I now teach in, though he’s not in...

Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

January 8, 2013

Humor for the Old Timers

Never seen this comic before today, but if you’ve been around long enough, you’ll laugh.

Photojournalism/Tech Talk

January 7, 2013

NPPA Best of Photojournalism Call for Entries

It’s contest time … the Best of Photojournalism competition run by the National Press Photographers Association is now taking entries. And … it’s free to enter. You’ve got until the end of the month to get your 2012 images together and entered.

Competitions/Craft/Photojournalism

January 5, 2013

NPPA, WHNPA Statement on Congressional Photo

The National Press Photographers Association and the White House News Photographers Association have issued a joint statement on the altered photo of the Democratic women of the 113th Congress. At issue is, of course, whether you should ever manipulate a “news” photo. Answer: NO. But there’s a deeper issue here, too, because more and more of these government handout photos...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

January 5, 2013

Moving Up to a Small Publication

I admitted the other day that, at some future point in time, I might head back to a small publication to tell stories again. Turns out, Jonas Bendiksen of Magnum had the same idea – and did it. Dig through that gallery at Wired.com – small town, great images. It can – and should – be done.

At Work/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

January 4, 2013

Surprise! This Is A Lie – UPDATE

Yesterday, the women of the Democratic women of the 113th Congress gathered on the steps of the Capital for a photo. Except, not everyone was there. So why not just Photoshop the four missing Representatives in later? Sure, it’s a PR photo. But if you’re going to make it publicly available, it should be disclosed. You can take a look...

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

January 3, 2013

The Image. Deconstructed Workshop

Something to put on your calendar … The Image. Deconstructed Workshop is set for March 22-24 at UNC Chapel Hill. From the blurb: The Image, Deconstructed will hold a three-day workshop in conjunction with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Our mission is to help participants gain a better understanding of a purposeful, mental approach to visual communication.

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism

January 3, 2013

Why The Herald Works

For my entire career, there’s been one small newspaper everyone has known and talked about. A couple of hours south of Indianapolis, the little town of Jasper, Indiana, has been home to The Herald – and they’ve produced more great work, per capita, than any other publication in the country, I think. Over at the National Press Photographers Association’s site,...

Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

December 31, 2012

The Passing of Harlow Cagwin

There are few stories that touch my students as deeply as the one Scott Strazzante worked on for more than a decade. It happened months ago, but today that I learned Harlow Cagwin passed this year. I never met Mr. Cagwin, and I’ve only had chance conversations with Mr. Strazzante, but I’ve shown Common Ground in my class dozens of...

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

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