Visual Journalism – Page 49 – Notes from aside the camera

September 16, 2014

Remnants of Warriers

There are lots of images of conflict, both the combatants and the civilian victims. And after a battle, there are those photographers who swoop in to shoot the aftermath. But what about looking at the artifacts of a war a century later? Over at The New York Times’ Lens blog, Craig Allen talks with Jeffrey Gusky about his series on...

Good Work/Photojournalism

September 15, 2014

Any Monkey with a Camera …

You know the old line about how enough monkeys with enough cameras can make any photo … well, it happened with this photo of a crested black macaque that photographed itself. There’s been some controversy over the image as the photographer who traveled to Indonesia and owned the camera that was used to make the image claimed copyright ownership …...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

September 13, 2014

In Flight

Sometimes, you just need to look at thematic collections of pictures … Alan Taylor put together a summer series on being Up in the Air for his In Focus photo blog at The Atlantic.

Good Work/Photojournalism

September 9, 2014

Stream a Hunk of Lightning

That PBS documentary on Dorothea Lange – Grab a Hunk of Lightning is available for streaming on their web site. Charge up your laptop and make some popcorn.

Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism

September 8, 2014

Go Deep, Not Just Far

While looking for something else this morning I stumbled across a blog post from Ami Vitale about travel photography. As my first-semester students are out wandering campus, camera in hand, there’s a lot of lessons for them in here, particularly the second of her ten, which ends with this: If some of the people who surrounded Subita had taken the...

Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism

September 7, 2014

Heisler on Heisler

I’ve talked about him before, but B&H Photo has posted a great interview with Gregory Heisler on their site. Worth spending the time – and it will take some – to go through. I have his book, I’ve seen him speak … and if my wife wouldn’t divorce me, I might go back to my old school where he’s now...

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

September 6, 2014

Vivian Maier’s Work May Disappear, Again

This is fascinating and disturbing on many levels – the work of an unknown photographer, Vivian Maier, that was discovered at an auction several years ago and who has since been heralded as one of the great street photographers, is now heading into the courts over copyright claims. As someone who truly appreciates the work she did and is intrigued...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

September 5, 2014

Are Amateurs the Enemy?

There has been much consternation over the last, oh … 15 years … about the rise of the amateur and how he or she is impacting the profession of photojournalism. It is true that may photojournalists succeeded solely on their technical skills as photographers. Those are the ones who are most worried. As camera technology has advanced, the expertise needed...

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

September 4, 2014

Found … and Now Lost

National Geographic has a Tumblr of images they have found in their archives … and I just lost most of my morning in it. Some really amazing work in there. (Thanks to alum Brittany Robertson for the link, my boss will be asking you about my lack of productivity.

Good Work/Photojournalism

September 2, 2014

Searching History

Very cool project put together by Prof. Laura Wexler and her colleagues at Yale University – a visual and searchable database of photographs from the Farm Securities Administration. You can search by photographer or – and this is so sweet – go to a map of the U.S., zoom in on your area and see what images there are from...

Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk