A Visual Journalism Discussion Network
Topics: Photography Life Released their Pair Photo Course for Free Take one of the courses from Photography Life? What did you think of it? Would you have paid for it? Even free, do you think these courses are worth your time? How would you do these courses differently? What would you add? Adobe 99U Conference […]
Guest: Lauren Crew – Website – Instagram – Twitter Topics: Homeless Photography During a Pandemic The homeless, by their nature, don’t really have the ability to shelter in place, or quarantine at home, therefore they’ve made a compelling photo subject for photojournalist during the pandemic. What are our thoughts on this the above linked story […]
Our guest panelist this week is Ben Brody, an independent photographer, educator and picture editor, former U.S. Army soldier and author of the book Attention service member, which is about his time working as a combat photographer in the Army. How Instagram Steals Your Imagery Our first topic this week deals with Instagram and the […]
Guest: Justin Mott Topics: The Tiger King The Tiger King limited series by Netflix has taken the world by storm and captured the zeitgeist like few popular culture products have in recent memory. We’re all now talking about Joe Exotic and Carol Baskin and the fate of her husband. Not only is it rare in […]
Guests: Bruce Byers Topics: The Ongoing Drama of the World Press Photo Plagiarism Controversy Iranian photographer Solmaz Daryani accused German photographer Maximilian Mann of plagiarizing her work by covering a similar topic and choosing similar shots. The DOCKS collective that Mann belongs to discovered that some of the shots Daryani claims were copied were not […]
Guest: Ali Smith IG Topics: Guidelines for Visual Journalists Covering Corona A photo coop created a list of guidelines for editors to follow when hiring visual journalists for jobs. What do we think of this list? Is it enough? Is it realistic? Staying Mentally Healthy Mental health is more important than ever in the COVID-19 […]
Guest: Elisabetta Zavoli Topics: Polaroid is Back…Again The Impossible Project took on Polaroid cameras 12 years ago when the brand and camera were abandoned and today have launched the Polaroid Now. Does this camera do anything for you? Did you use Polaroid back in the day? Would you use this camera today? Canceling or Rescheduling […]
Guest: Alyssa Schukar Topics: Working in a COVID-19 World As the COVID-19 pandemic starts turning into a long term issue that we’ll be facing for weeks, if not months, many in our already difficult to maintain industry are feeling it more now than ever. How are we dealing with the ongoing pandemic from a personal […]
Back in 2008, I purchased the first DSLR to have 1080p video recording, the Canon 5D Mark II. This was a revolutionary camera for the time. Sure, there were other cameras capable of shooting 1080p, but they were prohibitively expensive, especially if you sought to have the professional image quality that came from using high-end […]
Topics: Plagiarism Allegations in World Press Photo Contest The World Press Photo competition always draws controversy, but this year it’s not because of photo manipulation or staging, it’s because of alleged plagiarism. Two photographers covered the same story multiple years apart and captured strikingly similar photos. Do you think this is plagiarism? Is it possible […]