March 27, 2007 James Nachtwey in the NY Times The New York Times has a review of a new James Nachtwey show, hosted at two locations in NYC – one of which is the United Nations building. Categories Good Work/Photojournalism
March 26, 2007 UGA Student Work The University of Georgia’s student news paper, the Red & Black, has posted two new multimedia slideshows. First up is a look at African Night 2007 through a dance program. B. Wuagneux, who shot and edited the piece, is in her second photojournalism class here. (There was an audio-assist by Tamara Best credited, too.) Next up is a look at... Categories Good Work/Multimedia/Photojournalism
March 26, 2007 Sad news – Life magazine to fold. Again. Time, Inc., has decided to shut down the weekly newspaper supplement, marking the third time Life magazine has folded. It ran as a stand alone weekly magazine from 1936-1972, then as a monthly publication from 1978-2000. The current iteration, begun in 2004, will end with the April 20 edition. Categories Business & Industry
March 26, 2007 Chris Hondros talks about his award winning photo Getty Images’ Chris Hondros has done nine trips to Iraq since the way started and the most memorable image came in January 2005 when troops shot into a civilian car. In an interview with National Public Radio’s Renee Montagne, he talks about the sequence of events and the iconic photo of a child crying out at the feet of a... Categories Good Work/Multimedia/Photojournalism
March 24, 2007 Day 1 – UGA Photojournalism Weekend Workshop One day down at the 2007 UGA Photojournalism Weekend Workshop. Students – and editors – finished up with a slide show of the days best work at about 9:45 p.m. Images available for your perusal over on Flickr. More to follow after Day 2. Categories Advice & Learning/Good Work/Photojournalism
March 22, 2007 Reuters has a photo blog, and there's a Very Cool Story on it Reuters has set up a blog for it’s photojournalists to talk about their work. One of the very cool stories now posted is about a 68-year-old woman in Australia who runs, by herself, a, ahem, 6,000 acre farm … the photos are very nicely done – absolutely stunning light – and the story behind them (shot for International Women’s Day)... Categories Advice & Learning/Good Work/Photojournalism
March 21, 2007 UGA Photojournalism Weekend Workshop This weekend marks the second annual UGA Photojournalism Weekend Workshop – three days of shooting, editing and learning. All of our Documentary Photography students, a group of industrious Introduction to Photojournalism students and lots of alumni are headed out to Walton County to shoot the town. Six professionals are joining us, as well, to help critique the students’ work. The... Categories Advice & Learning/Photojournalism
March 20, 2007 Here in Athens … Two events coming up that you should attend, one sponsored by the university and one by Grady College. On Wednesday, March 28, at 4:00 p.m., Terence Monmaney, Executive Editor of Smithsonian Magazine will be on the University of Georgia campus. He’ll be speaking as part of the Mingledorf-Lorimer Lecture in Print Media series in the Student Learning Center, room 171.... Categories Advice & Learning
March 20, 2007 New York Times Select – FOR FREE! The New York Times has decided to allow academics and students free access to Times Select. This allows you to read all of the columns and special material, as well as search the archives online. FOR FREE. (Thanks to everyone who shared this with me. You know who you are.) Categories Advice & Learning
March 20, 2007 Southern Short Course in News Photography – April 13-15 The 2007 edition of the Southern Short Course in News Photography is skedded for April 13-15 in Chattannooga, Tenn. There are a lot of sessions on multimedia storytelling this year, along with sessions on portfolio building and critiques, sports photography, career advancement and building respect. And on top of that, the speakers will include Lisa Krantz, Region 8 Photographer of... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Multimedia/Photojournalism