Documentary photography is often a polarizing genre. Not only because of the topics. But also because of who photographs, and more so, where they photograph. Western photographers often lust after impactful stories happening in nations less fortunate than theirs.
That's something that doesn't sit right with me. It's even harder to stomach when said photographers return home and receive a bunch of accolades for their efforts. thephoblographer.com
Photographer Ira Block has traveled around the world and these days is both a National Geographic Photographer and a Sony Artisan. To that end, he's one of the perfect photographers to speak to about documentary photography. thephoblographer.com »
2017-08-13 07:00
Eyebrows were raised in the photojournalism community yesterday when World Press Photo — an industry stalwart — announced the creation of a new contest that would “not have rules limiting how images are produced. petapixel.com »
2016-10-27 17:26
Several survivors of the October 7 attacks on Israel have sued the Associated Press (AP) for hiring freelance photojournalists who are allegedly "embedded with Hamas." [Read More]
National Geographic's annual "Pictures of the Year" issue is hot off the presses and features 29 of the most incredible and impactful photos of the more than two million shots made by 165 photographers in the field this year. [Read More]
Celebrated photographer Annie Leibovitz has recreated the famous photo of photojournalist Lee Miller in Adolf Hitler's bathtub with the actress Kate Winslet. Winslet stars as Lee in an upcoming biopic. [Read More]
A very big question often is asked in street photography. Should you photograph the homeless? Most street photographers will say that it's against ethics. But there are lots of them who just plain out don't care.
A local San Diego newspaper photographer has donated his entire collection of photographs taken during his career to a local university library. Dan Rios studied photography at a local community college, before working at the Escondido Advocate and the North County Times newspapers from 1968 to 2001. [Read More]
There are some things that I really wish that Leica brought to the Leica SL2s, but I'll admit that they still managed to improve the camera quite a bit. But with firmware 3. 0, they unknowingly created another problem.
Photojournalism and documentary photography share one common goal: to tell the truth. They're two photographic disciplines where creative license gets put to one side, and pure documentation takes the front seat.