http://www.danieletter.com/new-roads-in-photojournalism/ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:37:30 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.danieletter.com/new-roads-in-photojournalism/comment-page-1/#comment-21 My Personal Best in Photojournalism in 2009 « daniel etter Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:40:48 +0000 http://www.danieletter.com/?p=109#comment-21 [...] can really be much more than just the sum of its members. (I wrote more about Consequences here.) Way to [...] [...] can really be much more than just the sum of its members. (I wrote more about Consequences here.) Way to [...]

]]> http://www.danieletter.com/new-roads-in-photojournalism/comment-page-1/#comment-7 admin Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:48:51 +0000 http://www.danieletter.com/?p=109#comment-7 Thanks for the clarifaction, Nina. I edited the post. Thanks for the clarifaction, Nina. I edited the post.

]]> http://www.danieletter.com/new-roads-in-photojournalism/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Nina Bermnan Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:01:33 +0000 http://www.danieletter.com/?p=109#comment-6 A point of clarification....Funding for the proudction of Consequences by NOOR was provided exclusively by Nikon and not by NGOs. NGOs are helping with distribution of the materials in Copenhagen. A point of clarification….Funding for the proudction of Consequences by NOOR was provided exclusively by Nikon and not by NGOs. NGOs are helping with distribution of the materials in Copenhagen.

]]> http://www.danieletter.com/new-roads-in-photojournalism/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Worth a look: Consequences by Noor | dvafoto Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:25:31 +0000 http://www.danieletter.com/?p=109#comment-3 [...] (Via Daniel Etter’s blog, who brings up a good point regarding the funding and publication of photojournalism outside the traditional journalistic publication model. As mentioned with Magnum’s Georgia project here and elsewhere, new funding sources for photojournalism don’t come without strings attached. Photojournalism funded primarily by or in concert with NGOs and advocacy organizations can quite easily turn into a propaganda tool for advancing an agenda. That isn’t a good thing, no matter how admirable the goals of the agenda. Claims of (photo)journalistic objectivity rarely get far, but there’s a difference between the New York Times sending a reporter out to investigate a topic and Doctors Without Borders or UNICEF sending a photographer to document what they’re doing. If photojournalism is perceived to only ever advance some agenda or another, it loses value as a tool for communication and information about the world. I don’t mean to discount any work commissioned by these organizations or the work in Noor’s Consequences; these sorts of projects (like VII’s partnership with the Red Cross) fill a vital role informing the public, prospective donors, NGO boards of directors, etc., of the work done by the organizations and the need for more funding. In a future of NGO-funded documentary work, photographers and agencies must make sure that editorial control of the shoot and of subsequent publication of the images remains as neutral as possible. For more information about photography funded by or about NGOs, head over to A Developing Story.) This was written by M. Scott Brauer. Posted on Monday, November 9, 2009, at 6:23 am. Filed under Events, Exhibitions, Links, News, Pictures, Worth a look, discussion, ethics. Tagged editorial control, ethics, funding, future, ngos, noor, noor images. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Post a comment or leave a trackback. [...] [...] (Via Daniel Etter’s blog, who brings up a good point regarding the funding and publication of photojournalism outside the traditional journalistic publication model. As mentioned with Magnum’s Georgia project here and elsewhere, new funding sources for photojournalism don’t come without strings attached. Photojournalism funded primarily by or in concert with NGOs and advocacy organizations can quite easily turn into a propaganda tool for advancing an agenda. That isn’t a good thing, no matter how admirable the goals of the agenda. Claims of (photo)journalistic objectivity rarely get far, but there’s a difference between the New York Times sending a reporter out to investigate a topic and Doctors Without Borders or UNICEF sending a photographer to document what they’re doing. If photojournalism is perceived to only ever advance some agenda or another, it loses value as a tool for communication and information about the world. I don’t mean to discount any work commissioned by these organizations or the work in Noor’s Consequences; these sorts of projects (like VII’s partnership with the Red Cross) fill a vital role informing the public, prospective donors, NGO boards of directors, etc., of the work done by the organizations and the need for more funding. In a future of NGO-funded documentary work, photographers and agencies must make sure that editorial control of the shoot and of subsequent publication of the images remains as neutral as possible. For more information about photography funded by or about NGOs, head over to A Developing Story.) This was written by M. Scott Brauer. Posted on Monday, November 9, 2009, at 6:23 am. Filed under Events, Exhibitions, Links, News, Pictures, Worth a look, discussion, ethics. Tagged editorial control, ethics, funding, future, ngos, noor, noor images. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Post a comment or leave a trackback. [...]

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