vrijdag, augustus 18, 2006
Photojournalism in Crisis
Terwijl sommige zelfbenoemde deskundigen in Nederland de fotomanipulatie-affaire rond Adnan Hajj en anderen (alias Reutergate) wegwuiven als onbelangrijk en onbetekenend, schrijft de werkelijk gezaghebbende David D. Perlmutter in Editor&Publisher heel andere dingen. Perlmutter is onder meer auteur van de boeken "Visions of War, Photojournalism and Foreign Policy" en "Policing the Media."
Enkele saillante passages:
The Israeli-Hezbollah war has left many dead bodies, ruined towns, and wobbling politicians in its wake, but the media historian of the future may also count as one more victim the profession of photojournalism. In twenty years of researching and teaching about the art and trade and doing photo-documentary work, I have never witnessed or heard of such a wave of attacks on the people who take news pictures and on the basic premise that nonfiction news photo- and videography is possible.
I'm not sure, however, if the craft I love is being murdered, committing suicide, or both.
Many photographers know that war victims are money shots and some will break the rules of the profession to cash in. But true as well is that local stringers and visiting anchors alike seem to have succumbed either to lens-enabled Stockholm syndrome or accepted being the uncredited Hezbollah staff photographer so as to be able to file stories and images in militia-controlled areas.
Lees het hele artikel Photojournalism in Crisis bij Editor & Publisher.
Enkele saillante passages:
The Israeli-Hezbollah war has left many dead bodies, ruined towns, and wobbling politicians in its wake, but the media historian of the future may also count as one more victim the profession of photojournalism. In twenty years of researching and teaching about the art and trade and doing photo-documentary work, I have never witnessed or heard of such a wave of attacks on the people who take news pictures and on the basic premise that nonfiction news photo- and videography is possible.
I'm not sure, however, if the craft I love is being murdered, committing suicide, or both.
Many photographers know that war victims are money shots and some will break the rules of the profession to cash in. But true as well is that local stringers and visiting anchors alike seem to have succumbed either to lens-enabled Stockholm syndrome or accepted being the uncredited Hezbollah staff photographer so as to be able to file stories and images in militia-controlled areas.
Lees het hele artikel Photojournalism in Crisis bij Editor & Publisher.
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