Making the Leap
Every photographer asks this simple question: How do I make the leap to be the photographer I want to be? A simple question with some difficult answers that can take …
Opinion
Adventure photography: How far from the truth?
Read below on a very thought provoking excerpt written by Corey Rich, a mainstay of our Multimedia Workshop and Adventure Workshop. He dissects one of his images as it was …
The meaning of 9/11’s most controversial photo
The Guardian posted an article about the debate over Thomas Hoepker’s 9/11 controversial photo. For years, Hoepker didn’t release the image until the 5th anniversary of 9/11. Take a look …
Nat Geo photogs give insight from Rich Clarkson
Gerd Ludwig continues his series on speaking to former Directors of Photography including Rich Clarkson. Clarkson was Director of Photography for the National Geographic Magazine from 1985 to 1988. — …
‘Framing a Safari’ with James Hill
READYING to leave Moscow, where James Hill is based, for a recent trip to Kenya that included a three-day safari in the Masai Mara, Hill was determined to take the …
The path of an internship
For the many years I’ve been employing photographers and picture editors, I have always used internships to “discover” developing talent — in addition to providing some valuable training for early-career …
burn. sits down with decision maker: Chris Johns, NatGeo
In the first installment of series ‘Decision Makers’, David Alan Harvey sat down and interviewed Award-winning Editor, Chris Johns of National Geographic. Harvey and Johns have both attended the Summit …
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Surviving in the New Ecomony
It’s true. Both Neil Leifer and Walter Iooss worked for free. In the book series Masters of Photography, Photographing Sports, Walter Iooss is quoted as saying, “Those were rough years. We’d be shooting …
Why this workshop works
They came from Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, France and Canada. And most of the states. This is the 2011 edition of the Sports Photography Workshop which is not unlike the …
Q&A with Director of NCAA Photos
Jamie Schwaberow, Director of NCAA Photos, is a 1996 journalism graduate from Bowling Green State University. He joined Rich Clarkson and Associates in 1999 where he began photographing NCAA national …