Archive for the 'Photojournalism' Category



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Expanding the Circle: The Engaged Photographer

From YouTube:

In this video, photographer and Moving Walls exhibition co-curator Susan Meiselas discusses documentary photography’s potential to connect and move audiences by “expanding the circle of knowledge” about human rights and social justice issues.

The video also features a variety of work by photographers supported by the Open Society Institute Documentary Photography Project. The project funds photographers who go beyond documentation, using images to foster civic engagement, organizing, advocacy, outreach, public awareness education, and media attention.

UC Berkeley Students Mobilize Against Police Repression

The students of Berkeley in California are outraged by a proposed 8% hike in tuition cost and decided to protest it. This is where the police come in. Not only were they refusing to allow people into the public meeting but they were using excessive force (pointing guns at unarmed people) as well

Source: Cop Block

Jared Moossy – Photographer

Jared Moossy is a Texan-born documentary photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Parsons School of Design in New York City in May of 2008. His interest in photography goes hand in hand with his interest in current events and social issues. His professional career has mostly been focused on changing country of Afghanistan and the heightened tension of Mexicos Internal war on Drugs.

Culture Mob Interviews Music Photographer Danny Clinch

Born in New Jersey, Danny Clinch went to the New England School of Photography and eventually landed an internship with Annie Leibovitz, famed Rolling Stone photographer. Since then, he has toured with The Police, filmed Ben Harper, and still finds time to play the harmonica.

To read the full interview check out Culture Mob.

To see more of Clinch’s work head to his website.

Witness to Violence

“When I arrived in Juarez,” says Antebi, “within an hour, over the police scanners, a body has been found. And maybe 30 minutes later, another body.

“And then another body. And by the end of the day, it was 10. The next day, 10. The next day, 10.”

Source: CNN

Esther Bubley – A Life in Photography

Fuck You

Photo by Shawn Nee /discarted

Ever have one of those days where you would like to let your boss know how you really feel about him, but can’t because you’ll likely be fired? Well, before you have that inevitable meltdown send them this photo via an anonymous email account.

Photo by Christophe Negrel


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