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Guest – Brad Smith Topic – Photographing Pro Wrestling Pro wrestling is a interesting subject matter to cover. Part stage play, part athletic showcase, part circus show. What are some things to consider before photographing a match? What is the hardest part to capture during a performance? How much work is done before hand to sure the best shots and angles. Topic – Consulting What does it take to...

Guest: Maysun News – Freelance Photographers Now Exempt from CA’s Controversial AB 5 California Gov. Gavin Newsome recently signed a law to prevent freelance photographers from having to be considered employees if a company hires them too many times. Is this a good thing or a bad thing, why or why not? Topic – Balancing Artistic Capabilities How does one transition from stills to documentary, or f...

Guests: B.A. Van Sise , Graeme Jennings , David Butow Topic – Political Photography Let’s talk about covering political photography in D.C. and how it has changed in the past decade. What have been the biggest changes in the past 10 years? How has the new administration affected the way politics are covered in D.C.? How do you think coverage of politics will change in the next administration? How...

Guest:  Jennifer Osborne News:  Google Images’ “Licensable” Badge Lets Photographers Sell Their Work Google is testing a new licensing badge in Google Images to allow people to buy a license for an image directly through the search tool. Do you think this is a good or bad idea? Would you sell your work this way? How do you sell or license your work typically? Topic:  Matt Granger Se...

Seth Porges, co-director and producer of HBO Max-exclusive documentary Class Action Park, sat down to talk to Around the Lens host David J. Murphy about his life and career, the making of the film and making a documentary in general.

Guest: Camila Falcão News – Photographer Faces Backlash for Voyeuristic Images of Strangers’ Text Communications Photographer takes pictures of people cell phone screens while they are texting…fair game or over the line? Topic – Volvo in Legal Battle After Stealing Photographer’s Work, Claim Photos Posted Read More ...

Topic 1: Journalism or Child Abuse? Topic 2: Dorothea Lange Imagery Showcased Without choosing migrant mother, which of Dorothea Lange’s imagery stands out to you the most and sticks with you? Which images have the most impact? Topic 3: High Aperture Photography We always talk Read More ...

Guest: Stacy Pearsall – http://www.stacypearsall.com/, http://www.veteransportraitproject.com/, https://everythingstacy.com/ Topic 1: Everything Stacy Stacy Pearsall makes her second appearance on AtL, her first being on episode 14, to discuss her new podcast Everything with Stacy Pearsall. This autobiographical podcast is essential Stacy’s memoir, or as she puts Read More ...

Guest: Rehab Eldalil  Topic 1: Are we in the golden age of visual journalism? Topic 2: Is the World Press Photo organization institutionally racist? Topic 3: Should the media be forced to turn over their content to police in the pursuit of justice? Yes or no Read More ...

Guest: Hannah Kozak Topics: NYC Has Proposed New Rules for the Press PassWhat do we think of these new rules? Whether or not we work in NYC, how do you think these rules changes might permeate throughout the industry? AP to Adopt Sonys as their Camera Read More ...

Guests: Isadora Kosofsky, Senior Love Triangle Topics: Sony A7SIII Debut Announced– In a completely unsurprising turn of events, Sony has announced the announcement date for the A7SIII. The long awaited sequel to the A7SII has a highly imaginative list of new features based on the Read More ...

Guest – Timothy Floyd Topics – Canon Released the R5 and R6, Let’s Talk About These Cameras and Everything Else That Was Announced Photographer Sues Virginia, Says New Law Could ‘Force’ Him to Shoot Same-Sex Weddings In the never ending story that is the Photo Read More ...

Guests: Andrea Hernández, Noah Berger Topics: Fuji Unveils Plan to Make Ambassador Program More Diverse and InclusiveJournalism Under AttackRacism in the Newsroom

Topics: Happy National Camera DayToday is National Camera Day, how will you be celebrating? Photo Bill of RightsA collective of some of the largest players in the visual journalism industry recently came together and released what they’re calling the Photo Bill of Rights. What do Read More ...

Guest: Tara Pixley Topics: Are Still Covering the Protests?– Protests against police brutality have been going strong for weeks, but if you’ve avoided them, or just live in another country, are they still as prevalent as they once were? If you’re still covering them, what Read More ...

Guests: Rosa Panggabean Topics: Consent in Photojournalism Do we worry about consent when doing our work? If so, how much do you focus on consent when you’re shooting? Do you strictly adhere and ensure you don’t shoot a person at all if they don’t consent, Read More ...

This week, for Aroundthelens.com and Visu. News, Zach D. Roberts spoke to photojournalist John Rudoff. John is a photojournalist who has been working in the industry for several decades covering activism, music and theater and many foreign stories such as refugees in Greece. You can find Read More ...

Guests: Claire Thomas, Jennifer Osborne Topics: Black Lives Matter Protests – How have we been covering the protests? – What has our experience been?– What drives us to risk our lives and health to cover a protest? Teen Vogue is Teaching People How to Safely Read More ...

Guest: Julie Dermansky, Desmog Blog Topics: Topic 1 – The End of Social Media The president has discussed the possibility of imposing strict restrictions on social media. What are our thoughts on the end of social media as a construct. What would we do without Read More ...

I had the opportunity to get school’d on drone law in New York City by media lawyer Robert Roth. We discussed in detail the laws surrounding drone flying in and around NYC and how breaking the law can truly affect your career.

Guest: Eva Verbeeck Topics: The End of the Photographer? The End of the Camera? Olympus is backing out of the camera industry in S. Korea. What does this news mean for the larger industry? Could we see a larger contraction of manufacturers in the future? Read More ...

Guest: Jamie Rose Topics: Drone again flys where it isn’t supposed to Photographer and Subjects Get Fined for Breaking Stay at Home Order Let’s Discuss the Winners of the Pulitzer Breaking News Photography Awarded to the photography staff of Reuters for photographs of the Hong Kong Read More ...

Topics: Photography Life Released their Pair Photo Course for Free Take one of the courses from Photography Life? What did you think of it? Would you have paid for it? Even free, do you think these courses are worth your time? How would you do Read More ...

Guest: Lauren Crew – Website – Instagram – Twitter Topics: Homeless Photography During a Pandemic The homeless, by their nature, don’t really have the ability to shelter in place, or quarantine at home, therefore they’ve made a compelling photo subject for photojournalist during the pandemic. Read More ...

Our guest panelist this week is Ben Brody, an independent photographer, educator and picture editor, former U.S. Army soldier and author of the book Attention service member, which is about his time working as a combat photographer in the Army.  How Instagram Steals Your Imagery  Read More ...