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| This tourist attraction is closed |
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| Answers on a postcard |
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| Maybe he would |
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| All that glitters, etc |
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Teach your children well
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| Enjoying the view of Ludgate Hill |
I would have loved to have signed up for a photojournalism course this academic year but I couldn't face yet another certificated course. I know my limits and I know that it was out of the question. And that's that.
Photojournalism and documentary photography are out of fashion. Photographers in the field of contemporary art—including students and 'emerging' artists—don't like their work to be described as 'documentary'. They refer to it scathingly as the D-word. It's a dirty word. And more fool them. There are many stories but too few visual storytellers.
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That's interesting, I wonder why. A writer friend of mine was a photo journalist for many years - and seems to feel proud of the work she did.
Loving these photos - and seeing them in the light of what the Dean has just been saying in the context of his resignation.
Glad you like the photos, Signs :)
With regard to photojournalism, it is probably fair to say that the landscape has changed over the last couple of decades with regards to how we consume news—now considered a 'product' and rather than a service—and how it has to compete with the proliferation of other media. Although the nature of the supply of and demand for photojournalism has changed good quality photojournalism and documentary photography still exists but I feel it is very much a niche market.
You might want to look at this article here:
http://www.david-campbell.org/2011/06/15/who-is-afraid-of-home-photojournalisms-foreign-fixation/
You might need to cut and paste that link, it's rather huge. This articles makes interesting reading and the comments also offer some differing opinions.
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