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News Corp Australia sacks most of their photographers to cut costs

April 12, 2017Dunja Djudjic

News Corp Australia is experiencing a severe wave of job cuts. One of Australia’s largest media companies is trying to make up for the financial losses, and photographers and subeditors are first under the impact. This media company owns over 100 newspapers. These include The Daily Telegraph, the Herald Sun and the Courier-Mail – which […]

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Winners of 2017 Pulitzer Prize for photography announced

April 11, 2017Dunja Djudjic

This year’s Pulitzer Prize winners have been announced. As every year, photographers are among winners as well. Both winners illustrated violence and fear, but on different sides of the world. Daniel Berehulak won the Breaking News Photography Award for documenting violence in Philippines, brought about by a government assault on drug dealers and users. E. Jason […]

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New York Times more than doubles day rates for photographers

April 5, 2017Dunja Djudjic

If you work as a photojournalist, this may come as encouraging news. According to a source close to the New York Times, the paper will be paying their photographers a day rate that’s more than double from the one they’re currently paying. We’ve seen the increasing importance of images in the New York Times over […]

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The ethics of Photojournalism

April 1, 2017Sebastian Jacobitz

From time to time when I read about Street Photography, or during discussions with other photographers I get to hear that Street Photographers exploit people on the street by taking pictures without asking first. This opinion raises some valid questions including the ethics in Street Photography, but also shows the double standards that we follow in the […]

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About Uplifting Photojournalism

March 2, 2017Enzo dal Verme

The quality of news and information that we are constantly exposed to has a huge impact on the course of our civilization. They can affect our psychological and physical states and shape our future. I have a question for us photojournalists and content creators and for the media that select and distribute our content: where […]

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Burhan Ozbilici wins the World Press Photo of the Year

February 13, 2017Dunja Djudjic

Burhan Ozbilici, the photographer who documented the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey, won the World Press Photo of the Year. On December 19, 2017, he was at an exhibition opening in Ankara, when the incident occurred. As he said back then, he was only doing his job. As the crowd started panicking, Ozbilici remained […]

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A story of French photojournalist who photographed gangs and wars for 40 years

January 17, 2017Dunja Djudjic

How far would you go for a shot? French photojournalist Yan Morvan spent his 40-year long career shooting gangs and wars. He was exposed to dangers, gunshots and bombs all the time, and even got kidnapped by one of the most notorious rapists and murderers in France. An educated man and a talented photographer in […]

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Can this vehicle with a built-in drone be the car for photojournalists of the future?

January 16, 2017Dunja Djudjic

Photojournalists go through many dangerous situations during their career. Have you ever wondered how this could be changed? Dillon Kane has, so he designed a car of the future – a concept created especially for photojournalists. He submitted his design to Magna International’s “Main Event” design competition, and won the first place. His concept is […]

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Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert blocks journalist from taking photos of protesters

January 13, 2017Dunja Djudjic

Earlier this week, confirmation hearings of Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General were followed by protests. Of course, many photographers and reporters covered this even. And one of them had an unpleasant experience which looks a bit like censorship. While Jim Lo Scalzo was taking photos of protesters being escorted out of the hearing room, he […]

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Veteran war photographer Don McCullin receives knighthood in 2017 New Year Honours list

January 2, 2017John Aldred

Don McCullin’s 60 year photographic career started during his period of National Service in the RAF. He failed to pass the written theory paper necessary to become a photographer in the RAF. So, he spent his service in the darkroom. During this time, he bought his first camera, a Rolleicord, which he pawned upon returning […]

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