Newsweek has caused a big stir this week by running a cover photo of Sarah Palin — clad in rather tight running gear — taken from a Runner’s World photoshoot. Palin herself has labelled the move “sexist”. Is it fair to use editorial photos out of context?
Photojournalism
Life as a soldier in Afghanistan
A remarkable photo essay by AP photojournalist David Guttenfelder on the lives of American troops in Afghanistan gives a small insight into the fear and horror of the work, says W H Chong.
Video of the Day: A photographer faces off with a deadly predator
An incredible story and images from National Geographic shutterbug Paul Nicklen about a photographic expedition to shoot deadly leopard seals that took an unexpected turn.
PHOTO GALLERY: Sporting triumphs and tragedies — as seen by the players
See eye-to-eye, toe-to-toe, fist-to-fist, and wheel-to-wheel with the world’s sportspeople as they experience the highs and lows of sporting glory.
Wankley Awards: Photo galleries of drunk people at the Melbourne Cup
Apparently people get drunk on the public lawns at the Melbourne Cup. Who knew? There is no news in this, just a ritualised annual tabloid photo-gallery parade of shame, vulnerability and intrusion. But try telling that to the Hun.
Photojournalism in Australia: the best of times, the worst of times
Aussie photojournalists discuss the trials and triumphs of their craft in the current media climate. More photographers have been forced to go freelance, but technological advances have opened up amazing new possibilities for the solo shutterbug.
25 years of LIFE magazine, now free online
Every edition of LIFE photographic magazine from 1935 to 1970 has been released free and in full by Google Books. An amazing historical archive of images and articles chronicling the 20th century.
The cut-and-paste ethics of photojournalism
Photographer David Hume Kennerly recently had a photo he took of Dick Cheney published in Newsweek, but the image was heavily cropped and totally out of context — a move, he says, discredited both him and his profession.
Was the AP right to publish a soldier’s dying hours?
The AP has come under some heavy fire for publishing a photo of a deceased US soldier shortly after he was fatally wounded by a grenade in Afghanistan. The NYT’s Lens blog looks at the ethics and precedent of going public with such a private moment.
How to take photos in a war zone
War photographer Teru Kuwayama — who has snapped hot-shots in hot-spots like Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kashmir — explains the perils and practicalities of shooting in a warzone, without getting shot yourself.
In defence of photoshopping
Do we retouch our cover images? You bet! says Self magazine editor Lucy Danziger, who says magazine images aren’t news journalism and admits to retouching images of herself run in the mag.
Chilling photos from a war on terror
Peter van Agtmael worked as an embedded photojournalist in Iraq and Afghanistan. His book, 2nd Tour, Hope I Don’t Die, tells of a complex war.
Photojournalism set for a shake-up
The launch of “citizen photo agencies”, where news outlets can buy cheap and sometimes exclusive snaps from amateur shutterbugs, could pose a serious threat to the future of professional photojournalism.
Does this LA Times photo look fake to you?
Readers of the LA Times are constantly questioning the authenticity of seemingly impossible photos published in their newspaper. But the actual culprit is far simpler: a long lens.
Robert Capa’s iconic Spanish War photo a fake?
Spanish newspaper El Periodico claims to have proven the Magnum founder and war photographer Robert Capa’s famous Spanish Civil War ‘falling soldier’ picture was set up.
Lifting the hood of the KKK
LIFE features a confronting collection of photos documenting life inside the modern Klu Klux Klan.
NYT Magazine photo fakery fiasco
Chalk one up for citizen journalism: how an eagle-eyed blogger caught out a New York Times Magazine photographer engaging in some digital trickery.
