Today, some of the best photojournalists work more like anthropologists or artists. The most serious ones are taking the long view and spending years on a story, publishing pieces along the way. Sometimes their work is funded by publications, but increasingly it is underwritten by NGOs and foundations, blurring the lines between journalism and advocacy. The model of the globetrotting photojournalist dispatched by New York photo editors to the far corners of the world to witness great moments in history applies only to a handful of working photographers today. Technology has democratized and globalized the industry, which means that breaking- news images are increasingly sourced from Twitter and Instagram, where pictures are shot by amateurs, writers, and local photojournalists already on the scene.

— Nina Berman

via Object Lessons | Spring 2014 | Columbia Magazine.

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4 Comments

  1. You can see the quality allso using nstagram and twitter

  2. The whole article was great and very interesting. Thanks for posting this.

  3. Chase Jarvis has a good interview with one who is, Jimmy Chin (includes a couple of shout outs to Rob, too).


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