Thu, July 29th, 2004 by Brandon Stone
I got this in an email and thought it was a good question for the blog:
I'm looking into photoblogs that also try to provide commentary/insight into current events. Sort of a hybrid of photojournalism and blogs. Are you aware of any such sights?
July 29th, 2004 at 8:13 am
I don't know about hard news but many photobloggers, myself included, will often post series on events that take place close to where they live. These include state fairs, gay pride parades, music festivals, etc...
July 29th, 2004 at 8:20 am
An excellent example can be found here: http://www.kevinsites.net/
July 29th, 2004 at 8:21 am
Nantel, now that you've said that I immediately think of Derek Powezek's photos of the same-sex marriages in San Francisco.
http://www.ephemera.org/archives/000093.html
July 29th, 2004 at 10:33 am
Another one I just remembered is when Satan's Laundromat covered the NYC blackout.
http://www.satanslaundromat.com/sl/archives/000112.html
July 29th, 2004 at 11:32 am
~I attempt to post photo essays on certain events in Pittsburgh where I live, one such event was Bush coming to PGH to speak, and I posted a photo essay on the protesters outside the convention center. I also posted this past Sunday a 10 image photo essay on the Flight 93 temporary memorial about 1.5 hours outside of Pittsburgh, PA.
I wish I could travel more to places, events, etc and cover them, posting them online, but my job that pays me won't allow that to happen...I tend to say in the Pittsburgh region, posting 1-2 photo essays a month.
I have incorprated a "photojournalism" category for such posts~
July 29th, 2004 at 11:38 am
Hi gang. I should be working instead of writing this post but its a strong subject for me.
With 20 years of shooting photojournalism for newspapers and watching it almost totally disappear because of bottom-line business guys hacking and cutting space, I realized that the new wave of telling stories is through the blog! Yes, the internet!
Photoblog is the new photojournalism; its new blood looking at the world and saying "Cool."
I look at some of the street blogs and its a breath of fresh air from the typico stuff you see daily in single-picture-photojournalism.
Ya can't go into the future walking backwards. So I try to take my old-fart past experience and reinvent it on my blog for today.
July 29th, 2004 at 12:21 pm
Those are some great photoblogs everyone mentioned. I had never seen a photojournalism photoblog before this post. I think it is a great idea. Now if only I lived somewhere where stuff actually happens.
July 29th, 2004 at 2:18 pm
I know it is not a blog, but the Reuters pictures also show pictures of daily events.
See http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPhotos.jhtml
July 29th, 2004 at 2:39 pm
"http://www.kevinsites.net/"
that's a great piece of reportage, almost completely BS and politics free. A refreshing read.
July 29th, 2004 at 7:09 pm
Jason DeFillippo at A Photo A Day has some terrific shots that would qualify as photojournalism. Here is a fav of mine:
http://www.aphotoaday.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/19
July 29th, 2004 at 7:11 pm
Ackkk...that Jason DeFillippo link in my last post might not work...try this one...it is a great shot. I have to get more techie oriented:/
http://www.aphotoaday.com/past/2004/06/chicago_cops_ch.phtml
July 30th, 2004 at 12:52 am
I'm not sure if my effort qualifies as a "blog" or a "photoblog" but I don't really think to much about how to label it. My entries range from football to politics, society to web development. My photo catagory has the most enties. The blog is a tool to organize and present my thoughts and images. Most of my photos fall into the "event" style I suppose. Usually I will post one image and link it to the series.
July 30th, 2004 at 2:40 am
Ummm... well, I have this one vaguely political entry. http://www.electricboogaloo.net/photos/2004_0711.htm
That counts, right?
July 30th, 2004 at 3:36 am
actually photojournalism doesnt have to be limited to 'current events' in terms of its global audience.
every picture tells a story, so almost any entry can be turned into a narrative/ inspiring report.
July 30th, 2004 at 12:08 pm
Not sure if "The Big Picture?" blog is what you are looking for but I like to think I provide a mixture of all sorts regarding photojournalism and visual culture. It's commentary and current posting about the state of journalism, human rights, and technologies. I just posted a commentary on something I call (DASS) Digital Assimilation Stress Syndrome or Now that I have the image with my new cool digital toy what do I do with it?
The commentary tells the story of colleague who not knowing what to do with her images after the cards became full just went out an bought another card, filled that up and bought another, and so on.
Before this commentary I wrote about one of my student's work and before that I piece on a reply to a digital journalist article about the evils of blogging.
Hope this helps. Please pass the word on if you like what you read on "The Big Picture?"
July 30th, 2004 at 1:31 pm
Um... zee posted about his views on photoblog journalism, but he neglected to mention that his site 'I'll call you zee' is an excellent example ofthe documentary photoblog.
Don't miss it: http://www.zoranmilich.com/zee/
August 22nd, 2004 at 9:44 pm
looking for a list of media only photojournalists who cover science. Looking to contact re: an upcoming science and microscopy event. is there a list of media folks out there I would like to share info with?
December 12th, 2006 at 7:15 am
I've just added a media commentary page which includes some political commentary to my Working Photojournalist web site.
I have to admit that it didn't even occur to me to publish this kind of material on my blog.
I think I subconsciously believed that it would be more effective to publish it on my main web site instead.
I suspect that a main web site is more versatile than a blog, that the material - photographs and text, can be arranged so that they have more impact and so that they are more pleasing to the eye.
I find that t's also more challenging and more satisfying to publish on a web site, I actually enjoy resolving the problems that it entails, problems with css and html.
Another subconscious factor was the low visitor rate on blogs.
The above site is only just starting to take off but it already gets around 200 hits a day. In comparison, I'm lucky to get two or three hits a day on my blog.
I'm aware that this is a negative view of blogs and would be interested in any conflicting views.
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