What people often forget about photojournalism is that it starts with the word at the end: journalism. And very…
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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…
Can Really Simple Licensing Actually Protect Photography?
Really Simple Licensing (RSL) emerged in 2024 as a technical response to AI companies training on web content without permission.…
Imperfection Arms Race: Bet on Blur to Beat AI
The 2025-2026 trend cycle has produced a curious consensus: blur is the new watermark. Grain is proof of life. Bad…
Photography’s Many Birthdays
Photography is unusual among technologies: it has no single birthday. Was it 1727, when Johann Heinrich Schulze discovered light-sensitive salts?…
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…
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…
The Real Revolution in Photography: It’s Not Digital, It’s Auto-Focus
When people think of photography’s major technological breakthroughs, they often highlight the shift from analog to digital. But there’s another,…
New Media, New Rules: Reimagining Photojournalism
When was the last time you saw a great news picture? Or a piece of reportage that truly made an…
