"Not long after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, a memo from the American Press Institute went out to US news editors and reporters, advising them on the “correct” way to utilize photographs in crisis reporting. In part the directive said, “our backs are to
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the podium and our cameras are focused on the faces of the crowd” (Lower 2001). This was curious, for among photojournalists the idea of using images to draw from and upon the public rather than to depict the events being witnessed was antithetical to what good journalism is supposed to do." (Abstract)
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"Carvalho has collected the work of twenty one of Brazil's most prominent photographers with special emphasis on images which reflect the dynamism and eclecticism of Brazilian society. The book begins with an historical overview, continuing with the experiences of the independent photo agencies of t
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he 1970s, the creative surge in the 80s, and the recent emergence of photography as a means of personal and artistic expression. The author is a free-lance photographer and researcher who teaches photography in London." (Publisher description)
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Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, revised and expanded ed. (1986), xvii, 248 pp.
""Visual Anthropology: Photography as a Research Method" is a classic and influential book by John Collier, Jr. and Malcolm Collier that teaches how to use photography as a scientific tool in anthropological research. The book focuses on developing thorough observation skills and outlines methods fo
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r the systematic gathering, analysis, and interpretation of photographic data to understand human behavior and culture. It covers the process from initial orientation and data gathering to more complex analysis of subjects like social interaction and technology." (AI-created abstract)
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"La coopération entre les pays d'Europe orientale et le Nigéria dans le domaine de la formation professionnelle de journalistes — Comment développer l'enseignement de la photographie de presse." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brusse
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ls: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 710, topic code 163.20)
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"La situation des photographes de presse en Inde — Prenant les plus grands risques dans leur travail, aidant souvent les journaux, ils sont cependant les hommes les plus mal payés de la profession en comparaison avec leurs confrères de l'étranger." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The
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use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2239, topic code 19)
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