Visual Journalism – Page 26 – Notes from aside the camera

November 30, 2015

Deadlines Today – NPPA Elections, ViewFind Grants

Up first, elections for the National Press Photographers Association’s board of directors and regional chairs ends tonight at 11:59 – log in to your NPPA account, read the bios and vote. Also with a deadline today are the ViewFind grants for stories about race – there are four grants, each worth $5,000 available.

Business & Industry/Competitions/Photojournalism

November 23, 2015

Remembering Dickey Chapelle

The first time I head her name was in a song. But it was enough for me to search out more information on Dickey Chapelle. Now, 50 years after she was killed, few know who she is as Jackie Spinner reports at the Columbia Journalism Review. That should really change.

Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism

November 19, 2015

Reuters Goes to All JPGs

Michael Zhang at PetaPixel is reporting that Reuters has issued a directive to all its photojournalists to only submit images that were shot as JPGs in the camera – no more raw files allowed. (Side note: Why do we always capitalize RAW? It’s not an acronym so far as I can tell.) Why would the wire service want to give...

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

November 17, 2015

The Legacy of King Cotton

Really nice package from Reuters photojournalist Brian Snyder on how little cotton is being grown in the south now. A very elegant presentation and a nice slice of life in the former land of King Cotton.

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

November 16, 2015

The Rest of the Missouri Video

Bob Sullivan, a University of Missouri alumnus, has his take on what happened last Monday when journalists were harassed on campus – and it’s worth looking at. Most of us have probably already seen the first seven minutes of Mark Schierbecker’s video, but watch what happens from seven minutes on – including the sarcastic (my interpretation that aligns with Mr....

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

November 11, 2015

Documenting the Fullness and Complexity of Life

Given the news out of the University of Missouri this week – which is overwhelming in its complexity and very difficult to thread an education lesson through in a short time – the timing of Maurice Berger’s story about a new Gordon Parks exhibit in New York on The New York Times’ Lens blog is stunningly relevant. The exhibit details...

Advice & Learning/Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism

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 10, 2015

Missouri Update: Dean’s Statement

Dean David Kurpius from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism has released a statement regarding Monday’s incident. Also, for clarification, Assistant Professor Melissa Click, featured in several videos confronting journalists, is not a faculty member in the Missouri School of Journalism. She is a member of the MU Department of Communication in the College of Arts and Science. In...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

November 10, 2015

Missouri Update, NPPA Statement

The National Press Photographers Association has issued a statement on the situation at the University of Missouri. At the end of the video linked to yesterday is a woman calling for some “muscle” to remove a reporter – she is Melissa Click, an assistant professor in the Department of Communications at the university. Click also holds a “courtesy” appointment with...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

November 9, 2015

Missouri Students and Faculty Block Journalists

Mark Schierbecker, a student at the University of Missouri, posted a disturbing video of another student photojournalist, Tim Tai, being blocked by students and faculty while trying to cover the events on campus earlier today. Mr. Tai deserves high praise for his composure during this event – his is the mark of professionalism. I would hope that the journalism program...

Ethics & Legal/Good Work/Photojournalism