News

Fmr. White House Photog Souza Continues Trump Trolling

It’s been reported that the President has called the White House “a dump.” So of course the man that spent eight years photographing the Presidents house and all the people visiting it – had to add his comment in one of his now famous instagram posts. President Obama shows Canada PM Justin Trudeau the Lincoln […]

Gear

Nikon Announces New Full Frame Camera

Nikon just dropped a new video showing off video and time-lapse abilities of a currently in development full frame camera. The camera called the D850 is set to be the replacement for the D810. The camera is supposed to have Nikon D5 specs. Currently all we know for sure about is that it will have […]

Episodes

AtL 79 – Documenting Conventions

This week we have three panelists scheduled – ReedPop’s David J. Crewe, Chicagoist‘s Aaron Cynic and Tyler LaRiviere. Dave is just back from E3 the enormous gaming convention and Zach is a comic-con veteran, covering SDCC, NYCC and many small conventions in between for ComicBook.com.  Some questions we discussed included: How did you get started […]

Documentaries

New Documentary on Photojournalists Hits Theaters – “A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey”

A new documentary on a combat photographer is out in theaters in the UK, outside of some festivals there’s no word when it’ll be available in the USA. A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey focuses on the life of Jason P. Howe and how working as a PJ in war has affected him. The film […]

Broadcasting Photojournalism

10 Flying Requests/Demands from a Photojournalist

Around the Lens panelist Marcus DiPaola flies A LOT. Whatever you think is a lot… double it. I asked him how often he flies, he responded almost immediately, “I averaged a flight every 2.4 days last year, [and] averaging a flight about every 3.1 days this year.” Marcus, who followed the Trump campaign last year, […]

Cool Stuff Uncategorized

An Aurora Named Steve

By Carl Johnson I first saw and photographed this phenomenon on August 21, 2014, while shooting the aurora borealis in Portage Valley of the Chugach National Forest with friend and fellow photographer CJ Kale of Lava Light Galleries in Hawaii. The nature of the phenomenon was notably different compared to the typical aurora borealis. It […]

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Congrats to Carl Johnson! Wins Gold for his book ‘Where Water is Gold’

Friend of the show and panelist Carl Johnson has just announced that his gorgeous and important book on Bristol Bay has just won Gold at the 2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Where Water is Gold: Life and Livelihood in Alaska’s Bristol Bay collects Carl’s photos from multiple trips to the remote Bristol Bay region in […]

Newsletter Photojournalism

Interview with Photojournalist Arrested at Trump’s Inaugural

Exclusive interview with photojournalist Shay Horse who was arrested and charged with felony rioting (10 years in jail and a $25,000 fine) at Donald Trump’s Inaugural #J20. He takes us step by step through his perilous day and a half journey from paddy wagon to three different holding sites. It’s an important story for anyone […]

Photojournalism

2017 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced

The 2017 Pulitzer Prizes for photojournalism were announced today at Columbia University in NYC. The 2017 winners are: Feature Photography For a distinguished example of feature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000). E. Jason Wambsgans of Chicago Tribune [click to see the […]