Carnival of Photojournalism, issue #1
09/07/2008 at 17:59
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The deadline for Issue #2 is noon Eastern time on Monday, July 21st, 2008. The roundup will then be published here on Wednesday July 23rd, 2008. Please consider submitting a post from the last month or so.
If you're wondering what this is all about, please refer to this post.
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From Wandering Light - Failure
Description: "Constantly lied to. Constantly being misguided. Wasting time. Wasting money." Kevin German reveals the realities of trying to cover the Burma cyclone aftermath.
Location: Rangoon, Myanmar
From the The Pickett Lens - Money
Description:Holly Pickett recounts the dynamics of shooting even a seemingly innocent assignment for the Los Angeles Times in a police state. She recently relocated to Cairo to freelance after five years as a staff photographer at The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane, Wash.
Location: Cairo, Egypt
From My Life at f/22 - Holi Krishna Festival of Colors
Description: Chris Detrick was among an estimated 10,000 revelers participating in the annual Holi Krishna Festival of Colors at the Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah. Although it wasn't an assignment he still wanted to document and experience this amazing festival. One of the most important Hindu holidays of the year, the celebration rejoices the coming of Spring and the victory of good over evil. Chris and Ashley left covered in a rainbow of colored powder...and I am still sneezing pink snot.
Location: Spanish Fork, Utah
From Not Enough Circuses - The future is so bright it's blinding me
Description: Erik Markov took a trip (back in time) to his alumni reunion, Ball State and found a different reality from what he remembered. He offers his impressions on the photojournalism education at his Alma matter; specifically how they are teaching multimedia (video/audio, theory etc) and how it will probably affect those of us already out shooting and working.
Location: Muncie, Indiana
From The Europeans - Free Speech vs. Hate Speech
Description: Damaso Reyes examines the issue of Free Speech and how it is regarded in Europe versus America. Damaso is working on a long-term photographic documentary project examining the changes that Europe and its people are going through as the European Union continues to expand and integrate.
Location: New York, New York
From The Land of Curiosity - The Fellowship is Broken
Description: Midland (Mich.) Daily News photographer Kevin Benedict says goodbye to fellow staffer Brett Marshall.
Location: Midland, Michigan
From Raoul Wegat Blog - Winter Solstice
Description: Australian photojournalist Raoul Wegat shares a personal photo essay about the stillbirth of his daughter Remy.
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Editor's picks - I didn't have a chance to contact the following blogs about the carnival but I feel their posts are worth mentioning.
From Best Seats in the House - Sonics: The Final Shot.
Description: Seattle Times photographer, Rod Mar, loses his Sonics season ticket but found the perfect image with which to say goodbye.
Location: Seattle, Washington
From Mastering Multimedia - Us vs. Them
Description: Colin Mulvany, multimedia editor at The Spokesman-Review, serves up a side by side comparison of TV and Newspaper video journalism.
Location: Spokane, Washington
From The Register Guard - 2008 Track and Field Trials: Editing photos in the dorm
Description: I came across this link today, from Sol Neelman's blog, of a 360 degree panoramic by Chris Pietsch.
Location: Eugene, Oregon