Sean D. Elliot, NPPA Past-President

From HuffPost ... four Black photojournalists on covering the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-photographers-ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court-hearing_n_62461fe1e4b068157f74ebac?lt&fbclid=IwAR3GU8jZGIN6Cs75O0fFfsT6fvSFk3o82Bxa8PN6QD4AP9ou82W7JZOX9bc

4 Black Photographers On What It Was Like To Cover Ketanji Brown Jackson Sarahbeth Maney, Michael McCoy, Jarrad Henderson and Cheriss May are each used to being one of the only Black photographers in the room. This time was different.

Powerful look back at 9/11 images and the different perspectives we get from different photojournalists on the same scene! https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/raising-flag-ground-zero-second-look-180978592/?preview&fbclid=IwAR3QJat2SHRaTh3LRg3oySckaLsBcgo6RmZ8MYR0yXbzUdnKeTIq5Omufn8

A Lesser-Known Photo of an Iconic 9/11 Moment Brings Shades of Gray to the Day's Memory On the 20th anniversary of the attacks, photographers who immortalized the famous scene reflect on what their images capture and what remains out of frame

As a nation and industry we have been coming to grips with how we've covered many issues ... It's rare that I see positives come out of the corporate papers, but this is a case where a good effort must be acknowledged:

Gannett launches a network-wide push to rework its crime coverage - Poynter Fewer mugshots, additional context and moving beyond police narratives are just some of the changes its newsrooms are making

Photojournalists on the front line during the :

My job was to cover the coronavirus pandemic, until I became part of it I know how to prepare for a disaster.My first job as a photojournalist was in Florida, where on top of weathering hurricanes, I covered them. When the

Sadly this news does not surprise me ... it should not be lost on anyone that the article is accompanied by un-credited photos that are either handouts from the school or taken by the reporter ... It has become increasingly difficult to justify spending any money on such an education, the jobs aren't there, the "freelance" work isn't there ...

AFTER HALF A CENTURY, NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHUTTERS Now, the New England School of Photography is shutting its doors for good, just a little over two years after it moved its operation from downtown Boston to Waltham. “If you were trying to become a full-time photojournalist, this is one more obstacle."

As if one needs ANOTHER reason to attend the NPPA's Northern Short Course ... but here's a great one, Jahi Chikwendiu is top-notch, a real inspiration.

We're excited to announce Jahi Chikwendiu of the Washington Post Washington Post has joined the faculty of the 2020 Northern Short Course, coming to Fairfax, Va., March 5-7.

Since joining the Washington Post, Jahi’s main base of coverage has been the DC area, but he has covered a wide range of stories that include DC’s broken school system, the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq and the country’s adjustments following the 2012 US military pullout, AIDS and poverty in Kenya, genocide in Darfur, cluster bomb victims in South Lebanon, the 2011 formation of the world’s newest country, South Sudan.

He spent the first three months of 2009 in Africa covering the Barack Obama inauguration from the Kenyan home village of the US president’s father and other stories in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Kenya, and South Sudan.

In 2014, Jahi spent well over a month in Missouri covering issues surrounding the fatal shooting of unarmed, Black teenager Michael Brown by Darren Wilson, a police officer for the city of Ferguson, Missouri.

In the past couple of years, Jahi has covered issues of immigration in the US, the economic recovery of Ferguson, Missouri, four years after the death of Michael Brown, unemployment in Omaha, Nebraska, voting among voter suppression in rural Georgia, the effects of governmental collapse in Venezuela on the neighboring island-nation of Trinidad, and the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio.

His work has been recognized by various local, national, and international organizations - but his heart always comes back to the question of how to best evolve as a storyteller and how to best raise the next generation of visionaries.

Visit our website for more information about the 39th annual Northern Short Course, coming to Fairfax, Va., March 5-7, 2020 (http://www.northernshortcourse.org)

The DMN's Ashley Landis narrowly escaped injury when her lens took the entire force of a hockey puck impact ... WOW!

Smashing idea: Lens and helpful photo tip prevent puck at Stars game from doing more damage Photo gear breaks. It’s an occupational hazard. On Thursday night, about halfway through photographing the second period of the Dallas Stars’ game against...

I had the distinct honor of serving for over a decade on the board of the NPPA, Mike Sherer was VP and President and Immediate Past President for several of those years ... Im very sad to learn today of his passing. https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/michael-d-sherer/article_9592db82-4ef4-57fc-903c-ef281d495662.html?fbclid=IwAR3njVOZJ0we9lFc_7HiMrI1juIRzqTanX5fpSu0_ibea0QRK1mWwKCiC6Q

This is a very sad bit of news ... Joel Sartore's project is one of great importance and to lose even a fraction of his vital work documenting the world's endangered species is tragic.

Nat Geo Photog's Rare Animal Photos Lost in Airport Luggage Theft Photographer Joel Sartore, founder of the National Geographic project The Photo Ark, has suffered a devastating loss and is asking the public for help. He

Just have to say ... this photo, by Al Drago for the NYT ... is just perfect ... don't know as I've ever seen it before, and everything, the light, the composition, the body language of the subjects ...

This is a nice piece from the chastised folks at Poynter ... of course talking to the DoP at one of the few forward-looking papers when it comes to visuals may not be the most representative sample it's still a lot of good examples of best-practices ...

Journalism has a catch-22 problem with visuals Cathaleen Curtiss, the photography director at the Buffalo News, chats about the history of photojournalism, the proper time to use stock photos and how to give visuals their proper due online.