Photographers Who Blog | Great blogs by great photographers. Get inspired!

Pete Souza

Obama on FlickrObama on FlickrPete Souza

I’ll start off by saying Pete Souza doesn’t have a blog (as far as I could find). He does however have one of the coolest jobs any photojournalist could hope for. He’s the Chief Official White House Photographer for President Obama. When I discovered he posts photos to Flickr, I got excited.  Souza is on an extended leave of absence from Ohio University’s School of Visual Communication where he is an assistant professor of photojournalism. He has worked as an Official White House Photographer for President Reagan, a freelancer for National Geographic, and as the national photographer for the Chicago Tribune based in their Washington bureau.  Souza’s book, “The Rise of Barack Obama,” was published in July 2008 and includes exclusive photographs of the Senator’s rise to power. Souza extensively documented Obama’s first year in the Senate and accompanied Obama to seven countries including Kenya, South Africa and Russia. The book was on the New York Times bestseller list for five weeks.

So while Souza isn’t a blogger, any photojournalist looking for inspiration will be excited to see an inside peak at White House life through the official White House photostream on Flickr.

This entry was written by A Photographer Who Blogs, posted on May 16, 2009 at 1:37 pm, filed under Photographers and tagged , , , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Chase Jarvis

chase-jarvis-screen-grabchase-jarvis-iphoneChase Jarvis

As a well known commercial photographer with a successful business, Chase Jarvis’ blog is a must for anyone looking for some inspiration.  He reviews new gear, discusses developing your creativity, lists great stuff from around the web and more.  And one of the most interesting and inspiring pieces on his blog is the collection of photos posted from his iPhone.  Check out the latest posts (updated automatically):

This entry was written by A Photographer Who Blogs, posted on May 9, 2009 at 10:06 am, filed under Commercial Photographers, Documentary Photographers, Photographers, Travel Photographers and tagged , , , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Bag News Notes

OBAMA/CHRYSLERBag News Notes Screen GrabAir Force One Photo Op

BAGnewsNotes is a progressive blog dedicated to visual politics, the analysis of news images and the support of ‘concerned’ photojournalism. It is run by Michael Shaw, a Clinical Psychologist, writer, analyst of visual journalism and interpreter of political images.  “The BAG” offers a daily semiotic analysis of news and political images from a political, cultural or psychological point of view, and is also a platform for original social photography and photojournalism. It’s a great resource of photojournalists, especially for the more introspective moments when we take a look at what we’re doing and ask if we’re on the right track.

My aim is to provide a much more direct; far larger; less rarified; more expedient; and profoundly less commercialized or compromised channel between the visual and written narrative of the photographer on one end, and the concerned audience on the other.

In a typical post, a photo is presented, details within the photo are highlighted—isolated and pulled out for examination and discussion. The discussion then moves on to speculate beyond these details and explore the “story” within the image as it relates to a fact, meaning, message, or understanding within a specific context (media, politics, culture, religion, etc.) or framework (psychological, sociological, anthropological, technological).  Some posts are “investigative” in nature, where information is extracted from a photo that is newsworthy in itself, raises questions or sheds light on a political story, or provides an insight on political relationships or media practices.

While the process of photo analysis begins in the post, it is continued in the comment thread. BAGnewsNotes is like a daily seminar: the comment thread becomes an important supplement to the post, and many commenters are regular visitors to the site.  Check out the latest posts (updated automatically):

This entry was written by A Photographer Who Blogs, posted on May 2, 2009 at 9:09 am, filed under Commentary and tagged , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.