Photojournalism
World Press Photo controversy: Objectivity, manipulation and the search for truth
Beyond the attacks leveraged against Paul Hansen's winning World Press Photo, the recent controversy over image toning is symptomatic of the current state of photojournalism and its place in a society...
Photojournalism 22 May 2013
Beyond the Pulitzer Prize, the realities of covering the Syrian civil war
Six staff and freelance photographers working for Associated Press and Agence France-Presse have won Pulitzer Prizes in photography for their work and commitment while covering the Syrian civil war. BJP...
Photojournalism 19 Apr 2013
Which Way is the Front Line From Here?: a documentary tribute to Tim Hetherington
Two years after his death, Tim Hetherington is the subject of a new HBO documentary, Which Way is the Front Line From Here?, which sheds light on his motivations as a photojournalist and filmmaker, and...
Photojournalism 18 Apr 2013
RISC: Training reporters how to save lives
Tim Hetherington’s death might have been avoided if his colleagues had had some basic first aid training, believes Sebastian Junger, who is determined some good will come of his friend’s loss. He set...
Photojournalism 15 Apr 2013
Injured French photographer Olivier Voisin dies
Freelance photographer Olivier Voisin died on 24 February from injuries sustained while covering the Syrian conflict
Obituary 25 Feb 2013
Worldwide campaign launched to support conflict photographers and journalists [update]
An influential group of journalists and photographers have launched a worldwide campaign to highlight the risks their peers face when covering war zones, and to persuade governments and tribunals to take...
Media 22 Feb 2013
World Press Photo: "Stories are about people," says Bernat Armangué
“As wire photographers, we usually provide daily content but, in locations such as this, we try to go deeper into what the war is.” Bernat Armangué speaks to BJP about his World Press Photo winning...
Awards 15 Feb 2013
World Press Photo: Nadav Kander awarded First Prize in Staged Portraits Singles
Nadav Kander’s portrait of English actor Daniel Kaluuya has won him a World Press Photo prize. He speaks to BJP about being included in a prize normally reserved for press photographers
Awards 15 Feb 2013
World Press Photo: Santiago Lyon speaks of winning image's power
Santiago Lyon, director of photography at The Associated Press and chair of this year's World Press Photo jury, speaks to BJP about Paul Hansen's winning image, its power and message
Photojournalism 15 Feb 2013
World Press Photo: General News winner on the importance – and difficulties – of reporting from Syria
"Anything we can do that can try to show the drama and massacres the Syrians are suffering is good.” Rodrigo Abd has been awarded the 1st Prize General News Single for his portrait of an injured woman...
Awards 15 Feb 2013
Swedish photographer Paul Hansen wins 56th World Press Photo
Photographer Paul Hansen, of the Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter, has won the 56th World Press Photo for a picture of a group of men carrying the bodies of two dead children through a street in...
Awards 15 Feb 2013
The New Economics of Photojournalism: Disillusionment, and the making of an app
Ever since Apple released its iPad in 2010, photographers have been studying the possibilities this device offers to reach new audiences. Yet publishing an app remains a costly endeavour, with limited...
Photojournalism 01 Oct 2012
Magnum Photos' new focus: online, online and online
Magnum Photos' activities used to be divided into two categories – new work and licensing – respectively dubbed M1 and M2. Now the agency's CEO, Giorgio Psacharopulo, is pushing Magnum's online activities...
Photo Agencies 27 Sep 2012
World Press Photo organises Reporting Change workshops in North Africa
World Press Photo is calling on photojournalists in Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to apply for a series of workshops around visual journalism, organised with Human Rights Watch
Workshops 24 Sep 2012
Getty Images awards $80,000 worth of grants to four photojournalists
Getty Images announces the winners of its annual Grants for Editorial Photography, with Bharat Choudhary, Kosuke Okahara, Paolo Marchetti and Sebastian Liste receiving $20,000 each, BJP can exclusively...
Grants 06 Sep 2012
Sebastian Liste: From the Ian Parry Scholarship to Reportage by Getty Images
Sebastian Liste was unknown in June 2010, days before he won the Ian Parry Scholarship for a gritty, yet traditional black-and-white reportage. Two years on, he has won numerous awards, is on show at Visa...
Grants 06 Sep 2012
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