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Topics: Happy National Camera DayToday is National Camera Day, how will you be celebrating? Photo Bill of RightsA collective of some of the largest players in the visual journalism industry recently came together and released what they’re calling the Photo Bill of Rights. What do Read More ...

Guest: Tara Pixley Topics: Are Still Covering the Protests?– Protests against police brutality have been going strong for weeks, but if you’ve avoided them, or just live in another country, are they still as prevalent as they once were? If you’re still covering them, what Read More ...

Guests: Rosa Panggabean Topics: Consent in Photojournalism Do we worry about consent when doing our work? If so, how much do you focus on consent when you’re shooting? Do you strictly adhere and ensure you don’t shoot a person at all if they don’t consent, Read More ...

This week, for Aroundthelens.com and Visu.News, Zach D. Roberts spoke to photojournalist John Rudoff. John is a photojournalist who has been working in the industry for several decades covering activism, music and theater and many foreign stories such as refugees in Greece. You can find Read More ...

Guests: Claire Thomas, Jennifer Osborne Topics: Black Lives Matter Protests – How have we been covering the protests? – What has our experience been?– What drives us to risk our lives and health to cover a protest? Teen Vogue is Teaching People How to Safely Read More ...

Guest: Julie Dermansky, Desmog Blog Topics: Topic 1 – The End of Social Media The president has discussed the possibility of imposing strict restrictions on social media. What are our thoughts on the end of social media as a construct. What would we do without Read More ...

I had the opportunity to get school’d on drone law in New York City by media lawyer Robert Roth. We discussed in detail the laws surrounding drone flying in and around NYC and how breaking the law can truly affect your career.

Guest: Eva Verbeeck Topics: The End of the Photographer? The End of the Camera? Olympus is backing out of the camera industry in S. Korea. What does this news mean for the larger industry? Could we see a larger contraction of manufacturers in the future? Read More ...

Guest: Jamie Rose Topics: Drone again flys where it isn’t supposed to Photographer and Subjects Get Fined for Breaking Stay at Home Order Let’s Discuss the Winners of the Pulitzer Breaking News Photography Awarded to the photography staff of Reuters for photographs of the Hong Kong Read More ...

Topics: Photography Life Released their Pair Photo Course for Free Take one of the courses from Photography Life? What did you think of it? Would you have paid for it? Even free, do you think these courses are worth your time? How would you do Read More ...

Guest: Lauren Crew – Website – Instagram – Twitter Topics: Homeless Photography During a Pandemic The homeless, by their nature, don’t really have the ability to shelter in place, or quarantine at home, therefore they’ve made a compelling photo subject for photojournalist during the pandemic. Read More ...

Our guest panelist this week is Ben Brody, an independent photographer, educator and picture editor, former U.S. Army soldier and author of the book Attention service member, which is about his time working as a combat photographer in the Army.  How Instagram Steals Your Imagery  Read More ...

Guest: Justin Mott Topics: The Tiger King The Tiger King limited series by Netflix has taken the world by storm and captured the zeitgeist like few popular culture products have in recent memory. We’re all now talking about Joe Exotic and Carol Baskin and the Read More ...

Guests: Bruce Byers Topics: The Ongoing Drama of the World Press Photo Plagiarism Controversy Iranian photographer Solmaz Daryani accused German photographer Maximilian Mann of plagiarizing her work by covering a similar topic and choosing similar shots. The DOCKS collective that Mann belongs to discovered that Read More ...