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From the Ashes: The Rise of a New Photojournalism

16 October 2009
Published in Photojournalism

Through new distribution platforms, multimedia formats and teamwork, today's photojournalists are trying to resurrect a moribund industry.

BREAKING NEWS — Photojournalism, the use of images to tell stories and convey information about topical events, from the Crimean War to this year's health-care reform debate, has died following a long and gradual illness.

The profession was approximately 150 years old...

Debate over Obama Campaign Poster Rights Becomes 'Unclean'

02 July 2009
Published in Industry News

Attorneys representing California artist Shepard Fairey in his legal dispute with the Associated Press (AP) over copyright ownership of a Barack Obama presidential campaign poster image are now citing a legal defense called, the doctrine of unclean hands‚ to help negate claims of copyright infringement.

The doctrine states that parties cannot seek damages for an activity in which they partake themselves. Referencing this doctrine, Fairey's team maintains that the AP regularly uses images in stories without permission from the artist...

Capturing the Wide Sweep of History

02 February 2009
Published in Industry News

It's not easy to encompass a clear vista of well over a million people in one image, but a new panoramic mount, called the GigaPan Epic, appears ready for the job.

Demonstrating the capabilities of the new motorized mount in spectacular fashion this January was photographer David Bergman, who created a monumental image of President Barack Obama's inaugural address. The panorama became an overnight sensation as one of the most viewed photos on the internet. In the first five days after the historic occasion, more than 2 million people in 186 countries viewed the image...