Opinion Photojournalism

Terms and Conditions DO Apply – Instagram for Photojournalists

Award-winning photographer Yunghi Kim has been warning photographers of posting on Instagram for about a decade now. We should have listened to her.  Over the years the photo-sharing site’s terms and conditions have evolved as corporate expectations change.  Several years ago, the Facebook-owned Instagram changed their terms and conditions to include specifics on their advertising […]

Unboxing

Open Box – Viltrox Video Tripod

I just picked up the VILTROX VX-18M Professional Heavy Duty Video Camcorder Tripod from Amazon.com. I’m pretty happy, for only $140 and free shipping I got a pretty decent pro video tripod. I’ll give you all an update once I get to use it for a couple weeks. ‘Til then here’s my open boxing of […]

Gear News

Nikon Ever So Slightly Teases New Mirrorless

We don’t know much about the new Nikon mirrorless system, other than what’s in the press release below. It’s going to be full frame and use a new mount system other than the F-mount (but it will have an adapter available). Personally, I’m excited for any new Nikon camera but with the advances that Sony […]

Cool Stuff

Carl Johnson’s 2019 Aurora Calendar Available Now

If you’re a listener to the Around the Lens podcast, then you likely have heard Carl Johnson. He’s been a show regular since the beginning, speaking from his home in Anchorage, Alaska. Carl is a nature photographer with a touch of photojournalist. In 2016, he published the award winning and gorgeous photo book, Where Water […]

News

2018 World Press Photo Award Nominees

2018 sees a new process for the World Press Photo awards. This year they are announcing the award nominees for all categories – today. The awards themselves will be announced April 12, 2018. In the video below you can watch the 2018 Chair of the General jury, Magdalena Herrera (Director of Photography for Geo France)  […]