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Photojournalism

The Professionals' Approach
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Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach by Kenneth Kobre is the definitive guide for aspiring and professional photojournalists. It combines insightful interviews, practical techniques, and compelling photographs, updated to cover social media, smartphone video, drone usage, and multimedia storytelling. The book includes international case studies from major global events such as the Arab Spring and the Ukrainian Revolution, offering a comprehensive look into contemporary photojournalism practices. A detailed business chapter advises on turning photojournalism from a hobby into a viable career.
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This authoritative and practical volume is ideal for photography students, professional photojournalists, and anyone interested in the evolving field of visual news reporting. It is particularly suitable for those seeking to master both the craft and the business aspects of photojournalism in the digital age.

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Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach is the definitive book on photojournalism, delivering a blend of insightful interviews with professionals, practical techniques, up-to-date coverage of equipment and camera technology, and high-impact photographs.

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Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach is the definitive book on photojournalism, delivering a blend of insightful interviews with professionals, practical techniques, and high-impact photographs.

This edition features updates on social media in photojournalism, shooting video on smartphones, and the use of drones to cover the news. It also includes revised chapters on audio and video, and additional international case studies including, among others, approaches to covering the Arab Spring, the Ukrainian Revolution, and resurgent white supremacy in South Africa.

New interviews and case studies bring readers on assignment with industry greats, whose experiences provide a guide on how to take your work from a hobby to a profession. The revised and expanded business chapter goes the next step and outlines how to make a living in photojournalism.

Often called the "bible" of the industry, Photojournalism continues to be the must-have reference for photojournalists that it has been for nearly 40 years.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138201705

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 December 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 7th edition

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 2109g

Pages: 564

About the Author

Ken KobrΓ© heads the photojournalism program at San Francisco State University. His former students, who include winners of the Pulitzer Prize, World Press Awards, and many other prestigious honors, work on staff and as freelancers for publications and media outlets around the world. Ken maintains an active freelance career that has included assignments for Newsweek, Time, the New York Times, and corporate clients such as Hewlett-Packard, Levi Strauss and Apple. He has worked widely in developing countries including Malaysia, Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Egypt and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ken is a past winner of the respected Robin F. Garland Educator Award from the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), and for four years he directed the University of Missouri/NPPA Pictures of the Year Awards.

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