Visual Journalism – Page 35 – Notes from aside the camera

May 28, 2015

Lincoln’s Alive

Last month was the 150th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, an event marked by many ceremonies and documented, beautifully, by one of my favorites, David Burnett, for Al Jazeera America. Over on Medium, there’s a look into how Burnett used his oldest gear to give the annual meeting of the Association of Lincoln Presenters. Why the old...

Good Work/Photojournalism

May 26, 2015

Mary Ellen Mark Has Passed

Reports are out that photographer Mary Ellen Mark died on Monday, she was 75. Her work was intensely personal, forcing a level of engagement that could make you uncomfortable – and yet her subjects seem completely at ease. Spend some time with galleries like Ward 81 today.

Photojournalism

May 19, 2015

Journalists and Stress

Beginning of a new series by Gabriel Arana at the Huffington Post on journalists and stress, hopeful that this will go a little deeper into how we deal with it. But, even if it just raises awareness of the issues, it’s beneficial – too often we brush off what we’ve seen and documented and move on. It doesn’t work. What...

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

May 14, 2015

Judge Orders Atlanta Police Department to Implement Media Training

U.S. District Court Judge Steve Jones, citing a series of events from 2009 to 2014, has ordered a litany of changes the Atlanta Police Department must implement or face severe fines that could total $20,000 a day. The order includes mandatory bi-annual training for all officers and permanent changes to the department’s Standard Operating Procedures.

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

May 13, 2015

Brian Storm on Ethics

In an interview with Onward about multimedia storytelling, Brian Storm slips this in at the end: I don’t think we should reconsider the ethics of photojournalism. Just because technology has changed it doesn’t mean that we should treat the documentation of stories in a less ethical manner. I agree.

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

April 29, 2015

The Hawkins Axiom

I’d never heard of the Hawkins Axiom until just a few moments ago, but now I’ll teach it to my kids. So far this morning we’ve had four discussions about pricing photography. It’s that time of the year, for sure …

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

April 24, 2015

Mark Edelson Has Passed

Sad news this morning – we’ve lost Mark Edelson, a legendary picture editor, to cancer. I never worked for Mr. Edelson, but I did have a handful of opportunities to talk with him over the years. Always short conversations, but powerful. He was the first person I ever talked to about what it means to be a Picture Editor –...

Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

April 22, 2015

On Working for Free

Over at The Online Photographer, Michael Johnston takes on the idea of working for free … and how many people will complain about what you provide. For free. There’s that problem: you can’t assume goodwill in response to an accommodation. Doing work for free is just as likely to disqualify you for future jobs as it is likely to qualify...

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

April 22, 2015

Life After Death: Preserving Your Archive

Over at PDNOnline, Sarah Coleman has a good piece up on how to prepare your archive for, well, when you’re not here anymore. Not many photographers put a lot of thought into this, but they should. Copyright extends 70 years after our passing and is controlled by our heirs, who may or may not have any idea of what to...

Advice & Learning/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

April 22, 2015

The Consequence of Deception (Updated)

Putting on my ranting cap … As a journalist, journalism educator, parent and generally presentable guy, I abhor lying. If you lie to me once, I will always suspect you are lying to me. It doesn’t matter how big or how little that original deception was, in the back of my mind there will always be a little bell ringing...

Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory