I’ve read two things in the last couple of days that have piqued my interest. Unfortunately my head cold, medicine and lack of quality sleep has left my brain a pile of mush.
I’ll just post the links and maybe I’ll come back and go through them again when I have more clear thinking.
Photojournalists Are Getting Artsier
“However, many readers don’t want or even expect their news to be artsy. Readers want and expect their news to be delivered without embellishment or panache — they have been trained to think that’s what journalism is about. Unfortunately, in today’s hyper-media world the pressure is on not only to inform but to also entertain. Therefore, when a news picture is treated as art in order to distinguish it from other media, the public may actually see the effort as a gimmick, or even worse, as a disingenuous attempt to sensationalize the news.” By Dennis Dunleavy
Photo of the week: Mitt Romney (read through the comments)
“… what I do as a photographer is much more akin to an editorial columnist than a reporter. I unapologetically offer my opinion. But I will go a step further to say that there is no such thing as objective photojournalism”
“You may not find it “good” or “beautiful” or of “high quality”, but you had a reaction to it. I doubt you had a reaction to many of the “well executed” but innocuous wire photos of Romney that appeared in that week’s newspaper. THAT is what I am going for. I DO hope you engage with the picture. love it or hate it, but react to it.” By Christopher Anderson
