more atlanta pj seminar news: first we learned that alex webb cancelled, but now according to the website -- webb is back. maybe it's just wishful thinking on someone's part, and while i'm not going to get my hopes up -- i will say yeah for now!!!
also, according to inside sources, tyler hicks is stuck in sudan and won't be making it to atlanta either. it does, however, look like they found a suitable replacement.

single-frame movies from the portfolio section of the nyt magazine.

Mamiya's master showcase has an interview and photos up for self-proclaimed "documentary portrait photographer" and all around photo hotshot Norman Jean Roy.

I have mad love for Virginia. No question about that. Virginia is for lovers; of photography, of photographers. all of that. This place is packed with superstar shooters. Nick Nichols is one of the many who make their home here, and on his site he spells out some of the mysteries of that work in plain and simple terms. I think any donkey who thinks they want to pursue Nat Geo style work as a career should first spend some time reading everything this old man has to say about the job. The text on this site is worth your time. My personal favorite is in an article he wrote about equipment. For every frustrated shooter who has ever thought of giving up while trying to learn fill flash (yes, this means you Guyer and you too Salisbury), he breaks it down to the basics and puts everything in perspective when he says "That’s how Dave Harvey does it — he doesn’t know anything about flash, neither does Bill Allard." If you check his list of suggested reading you'll learn two things, this guy likes all of the same photographers you do, and most of the books he loves are all expensive and out of print.

how neat: on june 17th, every year, the family goes through a private ritual: we photograph ourselves to stop a fleeting moment, the arrow of time passing by.

yoni brook cleaned house.... but congratulations to all of the CPOY winners. a big high-five to all list members, both past and present, who had something that placed. i'll post again when the work is online -- i can't wait to see it all.

as pointed out to me, there is another day in the life of africa multimedia presentation up -- this one is courtesy of the washingtonpost.com. equally nice photos, buti like this presentation better, especially the handy map of africa, with the pinpointed location each picture was taken.

German photographer Peter Granser has a beautiful essay on the senior culture of Sun City West, Arizona published in Mother Jones this month. If you missed it, click and see the all of the published pictures and more on his website. flash required.

the only words uttered are these: the imagery that follows is a probing, by camera, of new yorkers in their city. simple human moments comprise this observer's portrayal of what he calls a 'city in silence'.
when woven together, these snapshots of silmutaneous isolation and interaction create a telling truth of the city's cohesion.
photographer jerry arcieri shows us a city in silence over at visualdiaries.

a day in the life of africa

[from an email i was asked to share...] Comrades, For those of you who have, or plan to, cover any stories related to the US military, membership to this newly-formed organization is a must. The Military Reporters and Editors (MRE) aims to promote and lobby the concerns and needs of journalists when American military action is involved at home and abroad. Read what Poynter has to say about it here. The inaugural conference is coming to Washington, D.C. next weekend. It’s late notice, but for those of you who can attend it will be an important time to help set the agenda, especially for photographers. I am organizing the panel that deals with how photographers work effectively covering conflicts outside the official pools. It's titled "OUTSIDE THE POOL: Photographing proxy forces." If you attend, you’ll talk with: -Lois Raimondo, Photographer for the Washington Post. Raimondo traveled extensively with the Northern Alliance last year as they advanced through Afghanistan and captured one of the most intimate portraits of the fighters. -Pete Souza, National Photographer for the Chicago Tribune, who’ll discuss, among other things, working in Afghanistan and crossing the Hindu Kush on horseback. -Bob Pearson, Chief Photographer for the Americas at Agence France Presse who’ll talk about the logistics planning for war and his experience in Desert Storm where his team had the first images out of Kuwait City after it was liberated in Desert Storm. -David P. Gilkey, Photographer for the Detroit Free Press who, in addition to covering war in the Balkans and throughout Africa has just returned from his second tour of Afghanistan. Aside from this panel, you’ll find that the accompanying seminars offer a plethora of insider information on covering war that can’t be matched at any other conference or by any other journalistic organization. --- [the official info:] “Covering the Next War: Iraq’’ Washington, D.C. Nov. 15-16, 2002 Panel topics include: - THE GATHERING STORM: Assessing the military situation in Iraq - BEEN THERE/DONE THAT: Lessons learned in past conflicts - CUTTING THROUGH THE FOG OF WAR: Access to military operations here and abroad. - IN THEIR EYES: What the military thinks we do right, and wrong - INVESTIGATING THE MILITARY: How to go deep. - WOMEN IN WAR: Special issues facing women correspondents - MILITARY 101: A how-to session for those new to the beat. - ON THE HOME FRONT: Accessing the Northern Command - OUTSIDE THE POOL: Photographing proxy forces - WRITING THE STORY: Ernie Pyle is our hero -KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Bob Woodward, Washington Post Assistant Managing Editor If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Hope to see some of your there. Andrew Cutraro Photojournalist St. Louis Post-Dispatch acutraro@mindspring.com

3 new essays are up!! photojournalists evan parker, bob croslin and stuart tannehill give their take on a travel theme by going through the county, across the country and around the world. go look!

tsk, tsk, tsk... you should be ashamed of yourself mr. keating.

whoa!! the new nppa front looks great. (hint: refresh the page and there's a new, great photo everytime!) let's hope the rest of the site gets a much-needed makeover as well.

"More than a third of the world's people live in countries where there is no press freedom. Reporters Without Borders works constantly to restore their right to be informed. Thirty-one media professionals lost their lives in 2001 for doing what they were paid to do -- keeping us informed." go there. Reporters Without Borders

three great new essays will be posted this week. the common thread is "travel" and we'll be taking you through the county, across the country and around the world.
evan parker will give you a glimpse at "life on the 9," an ordinary highway that runs the length of whatcom county, washington. parker says, "each image was made no more than two miles from the highway itself, and the road was purposely kept out of the frame."
bob croslin captured the beauty of america during a 3,000-mile visual journey from seattle, washington to st. petersburg, florida.
and stuart tannehill takes us around the world to china, where he focused on one area, of one city, in one region of the biggest country in the world.