Pheonix
12-12-2006, 14:03
Interesting article by Dan Gillmour, on the death of the photo journalist, here:
http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/12/04/the-demise-of-the-professional-photojournalist/
The rise of the citizen journalist is not a new phenomenon. People have been witnessing and taking pictures of notable events for a long, long time. And they’ve been selling them to traditional news organizations just as long.
But professional photojournalists, and more recently videographers, have continued to make good livings at a craft that helps inform the rest of us about the world we live in. That craft has never been more vibrant, or vital. But the ability to make a living at it will crumble soon.
Interesting, and links in with some of the recent discussions on copyright, and the way people obtain images via Flickr etc.
Myself, I see the death of photojournalism professionally in reporting events as they are happening, but that many could move more into the journalism side, IE providing Photo Editorials, National Geographic style, with far more depth and quality than can be delivered in the spur of the moment by camera phones and their ilk.
Would be interested to know what everyone else's thoughts are on the issue.
http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/12/04/the-demise-of-the-professional-photojournalist/
The rise of the citizen journalist is not a new phenomenon. People have been witnessing and taking pictures of notable events for a long, long time. And they’ve been selling them to traditional news organizations just as long.
But professional photojournalists, and more recently videographers, have continued to make good livings at a craft that helps inform the rest of us about the world we live in. That craft has never been more vibrant, or vital. But the ability to make a living at it will crumble soon.
Interesting, and links in with some of the recent discussions on copyright, and the way people obtain images via Flickr etc.
Myself, I see the death of photojournalism professionally in reporting events as they are happening, but that many could move more into the journalism side, IE providing Photo Editorials, National Geographic style, with far more depth and quality than can be delivered in the spur of the moment by camera phones and their ilk.
Would be interested to know what everyone else's thoughts are on the issue.