Incidents of gun violence have newsrooms wrestling with questions about graphic photos. "You know, there are images of these shootings that law enforcement and frankly we in the news media, that we don't share with you, because they're so horrific. They're so awful. But maybe we should," CNN's Jake Tapper wondered recently. "Frustrated Americans ask whether the release of graphic photos of gun violence … Read the full Story >>
Digital content creator and YouTuber Jason Vong has some insights on street photography—more than an hour’s worth, as a matter of fact—covering everything “from the gear to the POV shoot right down to the editing.” His new video goes out onto the streets, meaning — the streets of New York City. Not into street photography? Some of tips will be of benefit to wedding and event photographers, too. Read the full Story >>
Grace Torres’s photography business is more than a passion project that turned into a career. To the 23-year-old, it represents financial freedom, notes CNBC. After falling in love with photography at age 13, Torres spent years documenting Sweet 16 parties in New Jersey for little pay, then after college she invested in new cameras and lenses and gradually took her photography side-hustle full time. All told, Torres says she’s spent roughly $45,000. But In 2021 she made $177,000 in revenue as a wedding photographer. Read the full Story >>
Why would a photographer spend a few years embedded with New York City homicide detectives? For Theo Wenner, it came down to his interest in the mythology of detectives in American culture, notes Women’s Wear Daily, which spotlights Wenner’s book Homicide (Rizzoli). “It’s such an interesting sub-culture with so many traditions, codes and things that are passed down from generation to generation—with the way they do their work, the way they dress, the way they talk,” Wenner says. See also: Rolling Stone. Read the full Story >>
