How’d They Do That? Kael Alford, photojournalist
In this episode, Mark talks with Kael Alford, a seasoned and extraordinary photojournalist. Kael has been published across the US and Europe in places like Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, Vanity Fair and more. She discusses the time she spent covering the US invasion of Iraq and the resulting book and exhibition: “Unembedded: Four Independent Journalists on the War in Iraq.” Kael also talks about The Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, her most recent work in southeastern Louisiana and gives tips to aspiring photojournalists.
Duration : 0:25:19
What are some majors that would help if I want to go into Photojournalism?
Naturally I’d want to major in Photography and Journalism. Are these good majors that would help prepare me at all? Or should I just go with something else and maybe minor in journalism?
Well, I’m going for my B.A. in Communications, and you can use it, for law, public relations, journalism (I want to be a journalist), social service, etc. Check out schools that interest you, and find out about their double majors, or their other programs you can incorporate into your plan.
A Great Black Photographer Remembers
To see this complete documentary, visit http://www.createspace.com/204454 I had the chance to interview Gordon Parks. An extraordinarily kind human being. A great photojournalist.
Duration : 0:2:57
Is it hard to find a job with photojournalism?
This is a career path i’ve been looking into, however i was wondering if its difficult to find a job once done with school. Or what can i do to help my chances to find a job.
It is extremely difficult. Many newspapers are closing thanks to an awful economy and the advent of the blog, and staff jobs are diminishing. The staff jobs left are being occupied by those lucky enough to have snagged one and they will not be leaving those jobs any time soon. They are more likely to get laid off than to quit.
That leaves freelancing. A frustrating but possibly lucrative career. It involves a lot of marketing, a lot of patience, and a lot of hard work. The only way to get hired on staff is to have at least a bachelors, preferably in journalism. Most papers require some experience, which can be gained in the form of internships. Take as many as you can. Work for the school paper. Get experience in every place you possibly can.
Another great thing to work on is your multimedia knowledge. Work on video and audio capture and editing and your multimedia slideshows. That’s where photojournalism seems to be headed right now.
Best of luck.
Opening the Shutters: Photojournalism and Public Diplomacy
Join communication school director Larry Gross for a presentation by public diplomacy professor Nicholas Cull, president of the International Association for Media and History and author of the forthcoming Projecting Jack: A history of images of President Kennedy. Professor Cull, who directs the Masters in Public Diplomacy Program at USC Annenberg, discussed photojournalism and its impact on public diplomacy, from building understanding between cultures to its power to increase tensions between nations. Cull also will address the importance of students and others to be exposed to a broad range of images covering different perspectives of international events.
Duration : 0:58:22
What have you done with your degree in photojournalism?
Easy to get your job, how well are you paid, ect…?
From a friend of mind, he found it tough to get work… there’s a lot of competition out there. He freelanced for awhile… was paid per photo. Didn’t earn enough to make a living… he’s now a manager at some Photo Lab.
Degree in photography be better than a degree in photojournalism, even if I might want to do photojournalism?
I would like to do photojournalism but I would like to know if just getting a degree in photography will give me more opportunities in the photography business as opposed to limiting myself to photojournalism.
Listen to Che.
Photojournalism is going to give you a more diverse skill set than anything else. If you choose to move to another field, you will have gained knowledge that your competition doesn’t have.
A lack of knowledge never made anyone a master.
Sydney Now: new Australian photojournalism – part 2 of 3
The term photojournalism is often associated with photography made in foreign lands or war zones. In this documentary 7 Australian photographers talk about their work and the inspiration they find in documenting life in our own backyard.
This film is part of Sydney Now: new Australian photojournalism an exhibition at the Museum of Sydney 15 December 2007 – 27 April 2008.
It was produced for the Historic Houses Trust by Afterglow
Duration : 0:5:58
Confounding Expectations: Access to Life – Photojournalism on AIDS
In Access to Life, (Aperture, March 2009) eight of the worlds leading photojournalists, all members of Magnum Photos, follow thirty individuals in nine countries before they began the antiretroviral treatment and four months thereafter. These photographs document the drug’s transformative effect on their bodies, their lives, and the lives of their families. Here are the faces, voices, and stories representing millions of people who would otherwise be dead if not for access to free life-saving drugs. But there are also the stories of those individuals for whom treatment came too late, showing how the fight to bring access to AIDS treatment is still a difficult one.
The New School, Aperture, and Magnum bring a select group to speak on behalf of this project, Access to Life, which proposes that these citizens—who reside in Haiti, India, Russia, Vietnam, Mali, Rwanda, Peru, South Africa, and Swaziland—are united across political and geographic borders by their common struggle. Speakers include photojournalists Kristen Ashburn and Gilles Peress; former picture editor of Time magazine Mary Anne Golon; Mark Lubell, Bureau Chief for the Magnum Photos New York office; and moderator Fred Ritchin, Associate Chair of the Department of Photography and Imaging at New York Universitys Tisch School of the Arts, and Director of PixelPress.
The lecture series sponsored by The Aperture Foundation, the Photography Department at Parsons The New School for Design, and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, is presented with generous support from the Kettering Family Foundation and the Henry Nias Foundation. The program is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Location: Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street.
04/22/2009 7:00 p.m.
Duration : 1:45:36
what is the best school for photography and or photojournalism?
i am currently attending a college just for my GenEds and i want to be able to transfer next year in the fall, but i want to go to a school that offers photography or photojournalism, if anyone has any suggestions, that would be great! : )
There are a variety of schools the best and most expensive is "Brooks Institute" in Santa Barbara, Cailfornia. One that I would recommend for quality of students I have met is Hawkeye Institute of Photography in Cedar Falls/ Waterloo, Iowa. Good program, excellent instructors and small class sizes.