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Last week I talked a bit about Lynsey Addario, and the realities of being a conflict photographer, and a woman in that segment of the industry. Women Photograph is a great resource that highlights women and nonbinary photographers and provides a database so that they’re easily found by commissioning photo editors.
There’s also Indigenous Photograph: https://indigenousphotograph.com/
The photojournalism industry is one that has long been an old boy’s club, though that is slowly changing as more people of color, more women, and more queer photographers break through. The gatekeepers of the industry are still largely white and male, and it is these people (photo editors) who have the hiring and commissioning power. Unsurprisingly, photojournalism had its own #MeToo reckoning a few years ago.
A common way for photographers to really launch their careers is through the Eddie Adams Workshop. It’s a chance to work directly with some of the top photo editors at the biggest publications in the country, and being in a position to develop that kind of personal relationship with them can be transformative for a young photographer’s career.
It takes place every fall. You usually have to apply a few times before you get accepted, so start assembling your portfolios now. Applications are due in May.
If you’re interested in working internationally, one of the best ways to network is to attend the International Festival of Photojournalism, held in early fall in Perpignan, France.
In the US, there has long been a pattern of Black photojournalists only being called on for certain kinds of stories.
Black Photographers Speak From Behind ‘The Black Shutter’
Solomon recalls that “a lot of my fellow photographers were getting called to photograph these protests.” He mentions that Black photographers might get attention during Black History Month. But shouldn’t agencies call on Black photographers “for all types of stories, not just the Black-centric ones?” he asks. “So that we can bring that Black shutter kind of perspective to all types of different stories.”
Of course, when people report on their own communities, you often find a depth that can be lacking when outsiders attempt the same kind of coverage. But the flip side of that is also crucial: it helps to have people from outside a given group report on their activities because it often brings a certain fresh perspective or skepticism that can be healthy. It’s when the outsiders have had a chokehold on the narrative for a very long time that things become tricky.
Photojournalists Alexis Hunley, Vanessa Charlot, Dee Dwyer, Karisha “Kay” Hickman, Anthony “Tony” Mobley, and Montinique Monroe took the images during May and June while covering the historic Black Lives Matter protests following the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota police. They each captured frontline images of the protests in Los Angeles, St. Louis, Austin, Washington D.C., and New York City. The six photojournalists make a living, in part, through licensing fees they earn by documenting events such as protests.
Photographer Spotlight: Wayne Lawrence
The Bronx Riviera:
https://www.lensculture.com/articles/wayne-lawrence-orchard-beach
Born in St Kitts in 1974, Lawrence regards himself as “an immigrant artist”. When he first moved to the US, he worked as a carpenter in southern California. Discovering American photographer Gordon Parks’s autobiography, A Choice of Weapons, reoriented him towards the field of photography. Parks, who was a staff photographer for Life magazine, is legendary for addressing racial discrimination in mid-20th century America. “Searching for my place in American society, I immediately identified with Parks’s life story,” he said. “For the first time I was faced with imagery that dealt with the human condition, and I committed myself to using photography as a tool to confront long-standing ideas about race and class.” He enrolled in community college in California, then later moved to New York with his family.