From Ashley Landis:
USA Today’s Garrett Hubbard speaks about purpose in his career. “Passion without purpose is just dead. How do you find your purpose? What makes you come alive?” he said. “I discovered my purpose when I was at the end of myself.”
USA Today’s Garrett Hubbard, right shoots video of master of ceremonies Jim [...]
From Ashley Landis: The 2010 Southwestern Photojournalism Conference began in Fort Worth on Friday, March 5 with speakers Esther Havens of Austin and Dave Black of Colorado Springs, Colo. The conference is from the perspective of photographers who believe photojournalism to be a calling and the act of bearing witness to be important.
NPPA President [...]
Jay Janner of the Austin American-Statesman remembers how a seemingly ordinary workday in the Texas capitol quickly turned into a major breaking national news day on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. With the direction of Assistant Director of Photography Nell Carroll the Statesman’s photographers find themselves in the right place at the right time.
A large [...]
Have you ever wondered how many photojournalists there are in the world? I imagine legions. But what are the chances of finding yourself only one of four photographers covering the press conference that stopped the world for 13 minutes on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. Meet Eric Gay, who has been working for the Associated Press [...]
Benjamin Sklar’s Zulu at 100 opened Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 at the Darkroom, a gallery and frame shop, in New Orleans.
I photographed the 100th anniversary of the Zulu parade in 2009 while simultaneously working on another project. I never meant the material to turn into an exhibit, but I knew I had something special after [...]
By Eric Kayne
Recently, the Best of Photojournalism 2009 book was published and sent to NPPA members. My photo of soldiers carrying the casket of Joshua Alexander Molina, a solider killed in Iraq, won first place in General News and was subsequently published in the book.
Shortly after, I heard from my friend Anita Baca at the [...]
There is a worldwide movement this holiday season to help those less fortunate see themselves with new eyes.
On Dec.12, 2009 the worldwide community of photographers will participate in the debut event, Help Portrait. Photographers around the world will make portraits then print and deliver them to those who can’t afford to have one made of [...]
Everyone on the photo staff at the San Antonio Express-News has a Harry Cabluck story. Everyone but me, that is. I never had the pleasure of meeting this man that is referred to by many as a Texas legend and a Capitol treasure. Harry has been making pictures since before I was born, [...]
During a recent “Navigating the Downturn” dialogue at the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Communication, four panelists discussed how to approach photography from a business perspective. About 25 students, professors and professionals attended. The panel, organized by the National Press Photographers Association, was part of a nationwide effort that has already included evenings [...]
About a week ago, all was quiet at the photo desk front, just getting through the day, bringing me closer to my weekend when I would take my daughter shopping for a dress for her first dance. But Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan had something more sinister in mind. By Thursday afternoon 19 children would [...]
