Jules Mattsson, a-16-year-old photographer, is battling the police in the UK for violating press/photography freedom. link
Article: The Independent
30.3.10
Revenge of the Citizen PhotoJournalists II
“The important thing that a photojournalist does is they know how to tell the story — they know they’re not there to skew, interpret or bias,” said Katrin Eismann, chairwoman of the Masters in Digital Photography program at the School of Visual Arts in New York. “A photographer can go to a rally or demonstration, and they can make it look as though 10 people showed up, or 1,000 people showed up, and that’s a big difference. I’m not sure I’m going to trust an amateur to understand how important that visual communication is.”
“Can an amateur take a picture as good as a professional? Sure,” Ms. Eismann said. “Can they do it on demand? Can they do it again? Can they do it over and over? Can they do it when a scene isn’t that interesting?”
–The New York Times, 3-29-10
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11.3.10
5.3.10
Beyond Borders: London, March 10–April 1, 2010
Please see: 16photographers.com
A Swedish photographer based in London and working in Kaliningrad, Lukashenka’s Belarus seen through the eyes of an American photographer living in Sweden, Londoners photographing London and an insider’s uncompromising look at the divided communities living in the coal mining region of West Virginia. These are just some of the stories in Beyond Borders, an exhibition featuring the work of 16 very different photographers from nine countries on show in London’s Printspace gallery from March 10 until April 1. Representing genres including experimental street photography, portraiture and traditional in-your-face photojournalism, and shot on everything from medium format cameras to mobile phones, Beyond Borders represents the collective results of the first ever master’s degree course in photojournalism and documentary photography at the London College of Communication, a bold and ground breaking experiment reflecting the current monumental changes within the industry.
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5.2.10
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British Journal of Photography article by Paul Lowe mentioning the first MAPJD online graduate class (us). Link
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