Thoughts & Theory – Page 8 – Visual Journalism

November 11, 2015

UGA Student Part of SPJ Georgia Award for Investigative Journalism

Congratulations to University of Georgia’s Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Visual Journalism student Taylor Carpenter for co-winning the 2015 Larry Peterson Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism as part of the Georgia News Lab initiative. The full release: (SAVANNAH, GEORGIA) – The Society of Professional Journalists – Georgia and the Savannah Morning News will celebrate its first...

Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

November 5, 2015

We Are Not the Enemy

Reading through Niko Koppel’s New York Times piece on the conviction of New York City police officer Michael Ackermann is both discouraging and encouraging. Discouraging in that photographer Robert Stolarik was arrested and charged in 2012 for doing a legally permitted thing, encouraging that Ackermann may now spend time in jail for his unlawful actions and lying in court. But...

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

November 2, 2015

Jump Starting Your Portraits

Nice piece by Rena Silverman at The New York Times’ Lens blog about Philippe Halsman’s habit of asking people to jump at the end of their portrait settings. I’d seen several of them, but not all of them. What sort of theme can you bring to your portraits?

Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

October 30, 2015

Stop the Stock

Here we go again … this time, it’s the International Business Times using a stock photo of, ahem, three Russian bombers (referred to as “jets” in an earlier headline) on a story about TWO planes flying close to the USS Ronald Reagan in international waters. Yes, it’s the right type of plane. But we can count … worrisome that a...

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

October 27, 2015

Forcing Visual Variety

If this ever goes into production, I may require it of my kids so I never have to see another photo of Tate Plaza or the Arch. Camera Restricta from Philipp Schmitt on Vimeo. On my additional feature request list would be facial recognition so we can limit the number of selfies you take.

Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

October 26, 2015

Are We Ready for DRM on Photos?

That’s a good question to start pondering, because according to Rob Price at Business Insider, the Joint Photographics Expert Group (look at their acronym to determine if they’re important) is looking at incorporating digital rights management technology into web-accessible images. Will this change everything for the better, allowing us to protect our work and receive the compensation we need to...

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

October 15, 2015

Matt Black Wins 2015 W. Eugene Smith Grant

It’s not so much the announcing of the award (a $30,000 grant for humanistic photography) as it is how Matt Black talks about the importance of the work: Black says he has struggled with the question of how much his work can affect change. “In the end, I have to accept the role I have—to make these photographs—and have faith...

Competitions/Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

October 13, 2015

The Photo Not Taken

Nice look at how a photo Gordon Parks didn’t make helped him with access later on. Sometimes compassion pays off.

Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

October 5, 2015

Picture Africa … and Everywhere Else

Close your eyes for a moment and picture Africa. What did you see? Where did that image come from? Good thought piece by Jorrit R. Dijkstra on how we have seen the continent over the last century. Now, close your eyes for a moment and picture where you are. What did you see? Where did that image come from? And...

Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory