Documentary Shooters

The Killer Of Film

bruce — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:50:22 +0000

Bermaloid of the film shelf, May 2012 Commentary by Professor B KIller Is it really over? Film? Well, actually that’s impossible. Film is any medium that can hold an image (my translation). But is it that film that has silver on it on an “acetate” base is over with? Pretty much. I teach at a [...]

The Morgue (The Good One!)

bruce — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:37:16 +0000

You got to love paper. And aging. And photos. And writing. Yes, it’s all in the “database” there, at the end of the keyboard, through Google. But is it? Even if it is it has no texture, no odor, no reality. Take this trip to The New York Times Morgue. A perfectly wonderful place to [...]

A Documentary Survey Project From China

bruce — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:09:48 +0000

Here is a nice vision for a documentary project that involves multiple photographers, blending old and new. If you speak Chinese you can forgo the subtitles!

Altaf Qadri

bruce — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:53:34 +0000

Altaf Qadri, 35, is an award winning photographer. Qadri, 35, won a World Press Photo award this year for his poignant photograph of relatives mourning over the body of a man killed in a shooting by Indian police in Indian-controlled Kashmir. photography Altaf Qadri Qadri, an Indian citizen, is a native of the Kashmiri [...]

André Cypriano Shoots The Other Venezuela

bruce — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:37:38 +0000

From Shantytown by André Cypriano-©2011 André Cypriano takes us into the forbidden hills of Caracas Venezuela. He takes us into a strange land of oddly shaped houses, winding streets carved out of the hills, into a land so odd and so foreign that it must be myth but can only be reality. He notices, as [...]

Bird And Man In New Mexico

bruce — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:05:37 +0000

Terry and the Dinosaur

bruce — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:21:18 +0000

Terry and the Dinosaur, Benson, Arizona October 8, 2011 by Bruce Berman

Bruce Berman Shoots Juárez

bruce — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:47:27 +0000

El Paso —- Bruce shoots Juárez. Reluctantly and with remorse. Since 2008 the photographer has been documenting the aftermath of violence in the troubled northern Mexico city. His interest is in the effect of the Cartel War on the population of the city, particularly the effect on the children of the city who have grown [...]

Ami Vitale; Beauty, Power, Life

bruce — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:04:01 +0000

Hungary Baths by Amy Vitale©2011 From Ami Vitale’s website (http://www.amivitale.com): Ami Vitale’s journey as a photojournalist has taken her to more than 75 countries. She has witnessed civil unrest, poverty, destruction of life, and unspeakable violence. But she has also experienced surreal beauty and the enduring power of the human spirit, and she is committed [...]

Henri Rocks

bruce — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:14:39 +0000

Is Photojournalism Dead Yet? by Bruce Berman A whole generation of street photographers have emerged in the digital era. In fact there is a book dedicated to the subject that has over one hundred street photographers published. I do not know one name. What one can glean from this book and the plethora of postings [...]

Henri Still Kicks!

bruce — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:43:53 +0000

Article posted courtesy of Huffington Post and Steve Ettlinger Is Photojournalism Dead Yet? by Steve Ettlinger Born in the 1930?s, come of age in the 1950?s and 60?s, and pronounced near dead in the 1970?s and virtually buried by the closing of magazines/rise of the internet–you have to wonder how it is that some [...]

JR Is Outside In

bruce — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:18:39 +0000

Outside In by JR Editor’s Note: This is an amazing project. In the era when people worry about the demise and/or future of journalism, when academics question the effectiveness of journalism in a 24/7 news cycle world, there is JR, who is producing and promoting another form of photojournalism and not only bringing his subjects into [...]