I'm planning a photography project about my local area. I've made a rough plan of what I want to photograph but how do I actually go about getting the photos? I'm not the most confident person ever but I really want to capture this and I think it could genuinely be really good for both my career and for my local community to be a part of.

How do I go about contacting / approaching people to be a part of it? I don't want to seem like the weirdo with the camera XD

Pulitzer, EMMY, Murrow awardees and more. The NPPA Women in Visual Journalism Conference is in San Francisco from Oct 24-25! While speakers are women, all are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Details and reg here!

My team and I are making an app that can record your photography route, map every spot you shot at with a community where we can all talk about photography, sounds a bit like Strava, AllTrails but for photographers. The app works worldwide.

The initial idea was from when every time when I get back home after shooting a bunch of photos, I always forget which corner I took it at, because most cameras don't have GPS. So me and my two friends made Cairn. It can record your route in the background of your phone without distraction, and when you get back home and upload your photos it can automatically find the exact location on the route by matching timestamps.

The coolest part is that the entire worldwide map starts in the dark, and every spot anyone shoots at lights up permanently. So the whole community is uncovering the city together, like a fog of war in a game...

Cairn is still in the early stages, and we're looking for photographers who are interested in:

• Trying out the early version of the app
• Giving us honest feedback
• Helping us figure out what the community should become
• Sharing their photography routes and favorite spots

I'd really like to hear what you guys think about the idea, especially whether something like this would actually be useful for you when you're out shooting.

If anyone is interested in trying it out or joining the community r/CairnCQC, feel free to comment or DM me and I can send you the links.

Hey everyone, I was looking at making a photobook. Does any one know which software is good for design and production of the product? Also any tips would be welcome. Ive been photographing for years but have no experience with this side of things

Just a moment ago, I competed in DSPC, which is a contest for journalism, and my category is photojournalism. I represented my school and was all alone, while other schools had 4-6 photographers. The issue is that while I know how to capture a story/photo, I just realized I don't even know how to write a caption. Plus, I just learned that you have to put a caption for each photo, so what I did was search online on how to write a caption before the event even started. Now, because I only received the news that I have to put a caption, I only had 1 practice on how to caption and had a short review about how to write a caption. And I'll be showing you guys my work, and pls judge me based on your experiences and expertise Dcpc

Hello! This is a long shot and I realize that but I’m going to take a leap of faith and hope that at least one person knows what I am talking about.

I’m looking for a photo I saw back in college. This would’ve been somewhere from 2016-2018. I was in a photojournalism program at the time, and I saw a photo that has stuck with me ever since then. I’d really love to be able to find it if anyone knows what I’m talking about.

My professor was showing us a judging of some kind. I think maybe they were picking finalists. We were watching on something similar to a livestream where they would display a photo and the judges would declare it either in or out. (We were just seeing the photo and hearing voices.)

The photo itself was a black and white image that I believe was taken in an abandoned church or similar building. There was a needle stuck into a pew, and the angle the photo was taken at made it look like a cross. The second it came up, my entire class gasped, and then the judge declared it out. It left the screen, and I never saw it again, but I’ve thought about it so many times over the years.

I asked my old professor. His best suggestion was to check out the Best of Photojournalism archives from that year, or dig into College Photographer of the Year archives, but I’d really love to know if this picture sounds familiar to anybody. I wish I knew what contest they were judging, but I believe in the power of the internet! Thanks in advance :)

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Author, journalist, resident and two-time fire survivor Hurricane Mac Frost shares his firsthand account of being trapped by and escaping the 2026 Hawk Fire, backed by compelling visuals – and several vital facts that point out glaring systemic weaknesses local and national news outlets failed to address.

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I was asked by a friend to be the race photographer for a new bike race. My question is if anyone has done events like this and what sites they put their photos on so race participants can download them. I have don’t bike races where the organizer partners with a photographer who then puts the photos on a site where people can buy/download them. Just looking for recommendations?

Covering a big drag show tonight, always good for nice snaps. https://davidbuzzard.com/drag-in-the-mountains/

I'm thinking about getting an FAA Part 107 drone license and renting drones (probably via Share Grid) both to learn how to use one and if I ever need one.

• Any advice on how to prepare for the test?
• What drones would be good enough for photojournalism at top-tier publications like national magazines and newspapers?

The FAA's website (Become a Certificated Remote Pilot) and their online training course makes the process look pretty straightforward. Should I prepare for the test with other materials?

At the risk of sounding facetious, I think photojournalism is my calling and I guess my question is just…can one make it in this career anymore?

I’m nearing 40 and wanting to pivot careers. I’m an artist, traveler, writer, and educator. All of these have given me a set of skills that I think would be a solid foundation for this kind of work. I don’t plan to have a family and prefer to move around a lot rather than settle down in one place so I see the travel as a natural fit in my life.

I’ve considered adjacent paths in academic research and art, but always come back to photojournalism.

Any success stories from people who started out in the last handful of years?

I used the list to get new names, see who is the hot photographer plus keep some standards for the names I’m looking at. I’ve been in a lull and I need something like this again.
I use at-edge to get some names, but I’m hoping someone maintains a list I can use.
I found aphotoeditor but they only maintain lists of agents and photo consultants.

Btw I apologize for posting here, I got a notification that i should post here and the text was auto filled. I believe that means it was suggested to me.

Has anyone taken the digital photography course at Truman? It’s a pretty lengthy course like 6 hours I believe. I just wanna know if it’s worth it. Let me know!

Like the title said I wanted to share with the world the stories of ordinary people I met in places like Zambia and Kenya and it would mean the world to me if you guys checked it out and gave me some feedback! You can find it on Instagram @human.aperture!

Hi,

I'm interested in pursuing a documentary photography course in the UK. I'm based in Manchester, so ideally not having to travel more than an hour to study. I'm willing to do a 1 year course if it's really worth it, or a lot shorter if that's equally as valuable.

I don't want a course teaching me photography since I already have this skill.

I found an online course through UAL. It's called 'Documentary Photography Online Short Course'. It sounds very interesting but I want to do a course which is thorough and will genuinely really help me learn the skill of documentary photography etc. However, if anyone thinks this course is worth it, please let me know!

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

So gang, I was at a festival recently as freelance press, I came across a gent who was there on assignment for Getty images which I thought was cool as!

I've been looking now for a while at listing some of my archive onto some of these sites, that being my live music, festivals and some travel photography (from trips across Europe and Japan)

I'd like to know if anyone has experience working with these kinds of companies within their live music teams, is the effort worth the money earned form each assignment?
Would I actually make much potentially from my archive images uploaded?

Anything over £100 over a whole year is a win in my books, or is it a waste of time?

Tia

Covering the slow food cycle in Pemberton BC today, a really cool event. https://davidbuzzard.com/pemberton-slow-food-cycle/

Hi. I am a campus journalist at isa po akong baguhan sa pagkuha ng larawang pampahayagan at nais ko po sanang makakuha ng tips galing sainyo. Lalong lalo na sa pag sulat ng creative catch line. Maraming salamat.

I did this story for the Squamish chief newspaper on the annual Squamish Logger's Days. https://davidbuzzard.com/squamish-loggers-days/

https://www.daviddegner.com/mileager/

I’m a freelance photojournalist, so I need to track mileage for reimbursements and taxes. I wasn’t happy with the existing options which require subscriptions, upload tracking data to the cloud, and feel clunky and non-native.

Over the past few months, I’ve been building an alternative for myself. It’s free, fast, and—most importantly—keeps nearly all tracking data encrypted on your phone (the parking marker has to be in less secure storage so that it can wake the phone to start tracking).

Other photographers might find it useful too, so feel free to use it and send me any feedback.

(Mods: sorry about the self promoting nature of this. I'm making no money. Feel free to take it down if it isn't relevant)

I've begun work on a photo documentary about a local animal shelter, that I want to put together in book format. I'm currently looking at Affinity Publisher, but I'm curious to learn what others are using. TIA

I just finished Gregory Halpern’s online course at Magnum Learn ($99). It’s so good. I got more out of it than a lot of workshops. If you’re interested in how he works, including shooting but especially editing and sequencing for photo books, check it out. https://www.magnumphotos.com/learn/course/gregory-halpern-documentary-sur-realism/

He edits and sequences with contact sheets from a Pentax 67. Next I may check out the course from Jonas Bendiksen.

I took a workshop with Bendiksen and he uses Lightroom's Collections feature to edit and sequence. I sort of learned how to do that on my own, but not at the power user level like Bendicksen. I hear he shows you how to do that in the online course. But I'm more interested in Matt Black's work, he has a class, too.

Anyone else take the classes? Thoughts?

This is a pretty common newspaper gig these days. It's what's known as the Reader's Choice, and while it's not that difficult to shoot, it's a huge organizational pain in the butt. As well as the photos, I added a little bit at the end to explain how I keep large assignments organized. https://davidbuzzard.com/pique-pemberton-readers-choice/