© Pete Souza/Chicago Tribune Pete Souza Named Obama’s Chief White House PhotographerJanuary 05, 2009 - Souza was an official photographer for President Ronald Reagan from 1983 to 1989 and covered Barack Obama’s arrival in the Senate for the Chicago Tribune. (Updated with quotes from Souza and the Obama transition team.) More »
PDN's Top 40 Online Stories of 2008December 23, 2008 - From politics to gear to business news, here's an annotated list of the most popular stories on PDN’s web site over the last year. More »
© Asim Rafiqui / Courtesy The Aftermath Project Photographers Asim Rafiqui and Louie Palu Win Aftermath GrantsDecember 15, 2008 - The Aftermath Project has awarded its annual grants to photographer Asim Rafiqui, who plans to use the grant to fund a project on the effects of religious conflict in India, and Louie Palu, for his project on American war veterans. (Includes a photo gallery.) More »
© Reuters / Mohammed Ameen Despite Release Order, Reuters Photographer Jassam Still In CustodyDecember 09, 2008 - The U.S. military says it has the right to hold Iraqi photographer Ibrahim Jassam Mohammed as a security detainee, even though an Iraqi court ruled he should be freed due to lack of evidence against him. More »
© Damon Winter / The New York Times Q&A: Damon Winter on Covering ObamaDecember 03, 2008 - The New York Times photographer talks about his coverage of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Includes a gallery of images. More »
© Reuters / Mohammed Ameen Photographer Ibrahim Jassam Ordered Freed in Iraq, Reuters SaysDecember 01, 2008 - An Iraqi court says there is no evidence against an Iraqi Reuters freelancer and has ordered him released from U.S. military custody, according to the news agency. The decision comes ahead of a major overhaul of the security detainee system. More »
LIFE Posts Archive On Google; Says Blogger Infringement A Low PriorityNovember 18, 2008 - Millions of high-resolution LIFE images are freely available online. While Time Inc. retains the copyright to the images, it is taking a relaxed attitude toward photo sharing. More »
Mikhael Subotsky Wins 2008 W. Eugene Smith GrantOctober 28, 2008 - The $30,000 grant will support Subotsky’s project, "Crime, Punishment and Security in Post-Apartheid South Africa." Also, Howard Chapnick Grant was awarded to Ren Yue. More »
© LIFE Time and Getty Plan To Resurrect LIFE Brand OnlineSeptember 23, 2008 - Time Inc. and Getty Images in Joint Venture to Relaunch Life.com in 2009. Story soon.LIFE.com is in development to launch in 2009 with images from the LIFE archive and Getty Images. Aimed at consumers, it will try to make money off advertising and e-commerce. More »
© Stanley Greene / Noor for Russian Reporter Magazine / Courtesy Visa pour l'Image Stanley Greene: Photographing Illness While Confronting His OwnSeptember 15, 2008 - After he was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, Stanley Greene spent a month working on a photo story about disease in Afghanistan. In an interview, he stressed that editors should let photographers decided when they're capable of shooting an assignment. (Includes a video interview with Greene.) More »
© Petr Tausk Cornell Capa's Contribution to Photography Celebrated at Memorial ServiceSeptember 10, 2008 - At a service in New York, roughly 700 members of the photo community gathered to celebrate the life of photojournalist Cornell Capa and the institution he founded, the International Center of Photography. More »
© Philip Blenkinsop / NOOR for Paris Match / Courtesy Visa pour l'Image Perpignan Wrapup: Meet the WinnersSeptember 10, 2008 - We've returned from the Visa pour l'Image festival in Perpignan, France. Check out the complete list of Visa award winners and links to all of PDN's festival coverage, including video interviews. More » Leeson to Leave Dallas Morning NewsSeptember 08, 2008 - Veteran photojournalist David Leeson says he remains dedicated to helping newspaper photojournalism survive from the outside. More »
© Jan Grarup / NOOR for Politiken / Courtesy Visa pour l'Image Video: Saturday at Visa pour l'ImageSeptember 06, 2008 - The last in a series of 60-second video postcards from the Visa pour l'Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France. This story includes links to all of PDN's 2008 Perpignan coverage so far. More »
© Paula Bronstein / Getty Images / Courtest Visa pour l'Image Video: Friday at Visa pour l'ImageSeptember 05, 2008 - The third in a series of 60-second video postcards from the Visa pour l'Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France. More » |
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