Visual Journalism – Page 23 – Notes from aside the camera

May 1, 2016

Where the Press Isn’t Free

The New York Times has an interesting piece up about photojournalist Maya Vidon-White who photographed a dying victim of the November terrorist attacks in Paris and is now being sued for doing so. The story talks about the ethical challenges of covering conflicts, but it’s really about the legal challenges – in France, you can’t photograph the victims of terrorism...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

April 18, 2016

Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced

Congratulations to Jessica Rinaldi of the Boston Globe who won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography today. Her story, about a young boy who survived being beaten nearly to death, is exactly the type of work that should be celebrated – it is heartbreaking and hopeful, it speaks to the need to slow down and spend time on a story,...

Competitions/Good Work/Photojournalism

April 15, 2016

A Visual Discussion on the Human Condition

One of my long-time favorites is Peter Turnley. Early on in my studies, I saw something in his work that resonated deeply with me, but I’m not sure I was able to articulate it then. There was a warmth, a connection. The people in his images were never just subjects, there was something more in the relationship separated only by...

Advice & Learning/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

April 13, 2016

Would HCB Use a Cellphone?

It’s an interesting question, whether Henri Cariter-Bresson would convert from his Leica to a smartphone were he alive and working today. William Dalrymple believe he would have and, as much as I adore the craft of photography … I guess I agree HCB would be wielding an iPhone 6s. But definitely not a 6s Plus, that would be too big....

Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

April 8, 2016

Photography Without Vision

Om Malik has a wonderful piece up at the New Yorker, triggered by Google’s announcement it is making the Nik Collection of software tools free. This idea that we are photographing everything, never seeing anything and, perhaps worse, not remembering anything is troubling to me. I have a very large collection of family photos, somewhere in excess of 20,000 images,...

Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

April 5, 2016

Envision Kindness Contest Open

The Envision Kindness Student Photography and Film Contest is now accepting entries. This is a pretty cool idea and not just because it involves one of my good friends. The idea is to celebrate work that celebrates kindness an compassion. A good news competition, if you will.

Competitions/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video

April 5, 2016

Defending McCurry

There’s been a bit of a storm brewing over a New York Times piece by Teju Cole about the work of Steve McCurry, one of the legendary National Geographic photojournalists. I … don’t agree with his assessment but don’t feel qualified to take it on. Allen Murabayashi from PhotoShelter, though, has completely encapsulated my thoughts on the matter. Having an...

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

March 13, 2016

Times Changes

So you’ve spent you morning reprogramming the microwave and oven clocks, maybe you even reset your alarm clock last night. You’ll get to your watch later … But, right now, pull out all your cameras and reset those clocks, as well. It’s usually pretty easy to find in the menus, but while you’re in there take a look at all...

Photojournalism/Tech Talk

March 10, 2016

Envisioning a New Kind of Contest

There are days I come across things and think, why didn’t I think of that? Here’s one – the Envision Kindness Student Photography & Film Contest. There are a lot of dark pictures out there, here’s a chance to celebrate the happier ones.

Competitions/Photojournalism

March 2, 2016

More on Morris-Secret Service Incident

I’m putting this under the Thoughts & Theory category because it deals with my thoughts. I want you to read this headline: Given that you probably know that Time contract photographer Christopher Morris was thrown to the ground by a U.S. Secret Service agent at a Donald Trump rally, that headline tells you what? What does it make you think...

Thoughts & Theory