What people often forget about photojournalism is that it starts with the word at the end: journalism. And very…
Category: photojournalism
When Governments Lie With Pixels
Earlier this month, the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) faced an internal revolt. Photographers objected to distributing official photographs of…
Tearing down our icons
Let’s face it, iconic images bother us. They stand as an immovable beacon of our time, outside of it, impelling…
The Second Camera: Photojournalism’s Temptation
Every photojournalist carries two cameras: one that records light, one that records their growing certainty that they alone understand what…
Eric’s passion
There are, perhaps, three stages in one’s relationship with photography: ignorance, interest, and enthusiasm. Eric Colmet Daage lived in a…
Which one is true?
Left: Released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office. Right: Distributed by TASS, the Russian state news agency. One was…
Not Real, but True: What Photojournalism Must Protect in the AI Era
Right about 10 years ago, I wrote an article that went viral and sparked a lot of debate. At the…
The Next Photography Revolution Isn’t More. It’s Meaning.
A popular saying tells us that a photo is worth a thousand words. But what’s the value of those words…
On the Rightfulness of Images: What Are We Judging?
On a TASS Agency photographer awarded for coverage of anti-Russian protests in Georgia. Photography never lies, or so we often…
Photojournalism and the Collective Truth
In a world where images are omnipresent, the question of truth in photography remains as relevant as ever. As Karl…
