In (Partial) Defense of Flickr
On December 19, 2019, Flickr (and Smugmug) CEO Don MacAskill posted a letter entitled “The world’s most-beloved, money-losing business needs your help.” MacAskill described how…
Opinion
The Fallacy of Photo-a-day Projects
At the turn of the millenium, veteran photojournalist David Hume Kennerly embarked on a project using a single camera outfitted with a single lens –…
Italian Vogue Wants To Help the Environment by Eliminating Photography
Climate change is real and it will take a concerted effort by everyone to reverse its effect. So on the one hand, I applaud Italian…
Would You Relinquish Your Privacy to Look Old? Don’t Use FaceApp
Every once in a while, a "fun" website or app that requires us to upload a photo of ourselves goes viral. In 2015, it was…
The NYT’s Poor Caption and Dubious Image Selection of Hope Hicks
Unlike most types of photography, photojournalism abides a more stringent set of ethical guidelines because truth is paramount to accurate reporting. Many newspapers enforce their…
Why Can’t We Celebrate An Image Without Snark?
I've read The Onion headlines and McSweeney's pieces that have knocked me off my chair. I can still remember staying up late during high school…
The Problem Isn’t the Photo Contest, It’s Us
Eye-rolls, shrugs, and barbs greeted the $120,000 Grand Prize winner of Dubai’s HIPA Photography Prize. Malaysian photographer Edwin Ong’s photo of a partially blind Vietnamese…
Apple’s Uninspired “Shot on iPhone” Winners
After a controversial launch surrounding photographer compensation, Apple announced the winners of its 2019 “Shot on iPhone” contest to highlight the “best photos shot on…
The New York Times’ Photographic Double Standard
In covering the terrorist attack on a Nairobi hotel that killed at least 21 people by Shahab extremists, The New York Times decided to publish…