Seth Porges, co-director and producer of HBO Max-exclusive documentary Class Action Park, sat down to talk to Around the Lens host David J. Murphy about his life and career, the making of the film and making a documentary in general.
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AtL 239 – Privacy Confidential
Guest: Camila Falcão News – Photographer Faces Backlash for Voyeuristic Images of Strangers’ Text Communications Photographer takes pictures of people cell phone screens while they are texting…fair game or over the line? Topic – Volvo in Legal Battle After Stealing Photographer’s Work, Claim Photos Posted on Instagram Are Fair Game for Usage Why do big […]
AtL 238 – Where is the Line?
Topic 1: Journalism or Child Abuse? Topic 2: Dorothea Lange Imagery Showcased Without choosing migrant mother, which of Dorothea Lange’s imagery stands out to you the most and sticks with you? Which images have the most impact? Topic 3: High Aperture Photography We always talk about creamy bokeh, capturing in low light and other benefits […]
AtL 237 – Everything Stacy
Guest: Stacy Pearsall – http://www.stacypearsall.com/, http://www.veteransportraitproject.com/, https://everythingstacy.com/ Topic 1: Everything Stacy Stacy Pearsall makes her second appearance on AtL, her first being on episode 14, to discuss her new podcast Everything with Stacy Pearsall. This autobiographical podcast is essential Stacy’s memoir, or as she puts it on the show’s website, “my personal tell-all oral journal […]
AtL 236 – Golden Age
Guest: Rehab Eldalil Topic 1: Are we in the golden age of visual journalism? Topic 2: Is the World Press Photo organization institutionally racist? Topic 3: Should the media be forced to turn over their content to police in the pursuit of justice? Yes or no and why?
AtL 235 – AP + SONY = PAY SON
Guest: Hannah Kozak Topics: NYC Has Proposed New Rules for the Press PassWhat do we think of these new rules?Whether or not we work in NYC, how do you think these rules changes might permeate throughout the industry? AP to Adopt Sonys as their Camera of ChoiceThe Associated Press has decided to make Sonys their […]
Call to Action: NYPD Press Card Rule Changes
The City of New York recently published a proposal for rules changes to their press credentials process. In case you weren’t aware, the NYPD controls the issuance of press passes to members of the NYC media. The NYPD can also revoke a press pass for any reason they want and don’t have to give it […]
AtL 234 – Threesome Time
Guests: Isadora Kosofsky, Senior Love Triangle Topics: Sony A7SIII Debut Announced– In a completely unsurprising turn of events, Sony has announced the announcement date for the A7SIII. The long awaited sequel to the A7SII has a highly imaginative list of new features based on the rumors. Let’s discuss these new features and how the camera […]
AtL 233 – Canon Ball
Guest – Timothy Floyd Topics – Canon Released the R5 and R6, Let’s Talk About These Cameras and Everything Else That Was Announced Photographer Sues Virginia, Says New Law Could ‘Force’ Him to Shoot Same-Sex Weddings In the never ending story that is the Photo Bill of Rights, let’s discuss two photographers opinions on it: […]
AtL 232 – Journalism Under Attack
Guests: Andrea Hernández, Noah Berger Topics: Fuji Unveils Plan to Make Ambassador Program More Diverse and InclusiveJournalism Under AttackRacism in the Newsroom