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Revisiting the Death of Photojournalism, Ten Years Later

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Revisiting the Death of Photojournalism, Ten Years Later - 07-14-2009, 08:47 AM


Excellent essay by Dirck Halstead.

"In a recent Platypus class, my students asked me, "Why would you be a photojournalist today?" I answered, "You have to be crazy." I have always considered being crazy as important to a photographer as being curious. Constitutionally, we thrive on chaos and challenge. Being a photojournalist is more a calling than a trade. Those people who will do anything to come back with a story will be out there shooting for a long time."

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“The business model is not working today,” she said. “So without some changes, it won’t work tomorrow.”

“The problem is that news photography is finished,” Ms. Riant said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/bu...hoto.html?_r=1

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