Visual Journalism – Page 51 – Notes from aside the camera

August 19, 2014

Is Humans Dehumanizing New York?

A significant number of my students love Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York project. And I’ll admit I dip into it from time to time, as well. But something about it never felt quite right. Daniel D’Addario has a piece up at Gawker that gets to the issue, I think – it’s the lack of depth, a skimming of the...

Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

August 18, 2014

Who Pays Photographers?

Great web site that launched this summer that tracks what photographers are being paid. A caveat: You need to know what you’re in for before you do a shoot. There are several posts in here where it is clear the photographer didn’t have a contract before hand (or just didn’t read it) and is a little bitter after-the-fact. Everything is...

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

August 17, 2014

Photoshelter Deal for Students

To all the students heading back to campus, PhotoShelter has a deal for you – a year of free services and a massive 70% off the second year. If you don’t have a solid web presence yet, this is the time to get working on it.

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

August 15, 2014

Morel Verdict Upheld

I am not a legal expert, but my reading of the just-released Agence France-Presse v. Daniel Morel appeal indicates that the bulk of Daniel Morel’s verdict is being upheld – Agence France-Presse and Getty Images owe him $1.2 million in copyright damages. Waiting for the experts to start chiming in … UPDATE: Photo District News has the story. (Thanks to...

Journalism

August 15, 2014

The Imagery of Ferguson

A good thought piece by Randy Kennedy and Jennifer Schuessler at the New York Times about the similarities and dissimilarities of the images coming out of Ferguson, Missouri, and how they mimic those from the Civil Rights movement fifty years ago. The closing paragraph quoting University of California Santa Crus Professor Martin A. Gerger should give us all pause: “We...

Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

August 14, 2014

NPPA Protests Ferguson Police Tactics

As journalists have come under fire and been detained, the National Press Photographers Association’s has sent a letter of protest to the Ferguson, Missouri police.

Advice & Learning/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

August 13, 2014

Many Faces of the Same Man

There has been a lot written about the death of Robin Williams over the last few days, much of it touching upon nerves that run deep within me. As a visual journalist, one of our challenges is sharing the personality of our subjects with our audience and Krystam Grow over at Time’s Lightbox blog has given us six images of...

At Work/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

August 13, 2014

On Them, Us and We (Briefly)

Slate has posted a short video from a panel discussing the late photojournalist, Chris Hondros. It’s a little under six minutes and in now way is enough about him or his work, but this one quote from Hondros stuck out: We place these layers of culture and ethnicity on ourselves and it really doesn’t mean that much compared to the...

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

August 13, 2014

Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar – Nov. 13-15

Get your tickets early – registration is open for the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. The schedule looks great – Amy Toensing, Scott Strazzante, Al Diaz, Matt Eich, Ken Lyons and a slew of others are on the lists.

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Video

August 12, 2014

Disconnect From Time to Time … Please

I will admit I wrestle with this, too – my pocket computer/phone is a constant companion and leaving it alone is tough. But I want to get away from it, to connect with those around me not those connected to me. This comment from a New York Times piece by Nick Bilton indicates how bad it has gotten: For photographers,...

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