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Failing to Harness the Web’s Visual Promise

Today, too many news organizations still don’t take advantage of digital media’s capacity to give readers contextual information and to engage them in finding out more about the story the…
Slideshows in Visual Journalism

Slideshows in Visual Journalism

The photographs of more than a dozen contributors to the Spring 2010 issue have been compiled into slideshows and presented online for Nieman Reports readers.
The Still Photograph: Embedding Images in Our Mind

The Still Photograph: Embedding Images in Our Mind

With his large-scale images, Edward Burtynsky seeks to ‘bring viewers to that point where they begin to grapple with their own consciousness about being in that space.’

A Different Approach to Storytelling

‘… photographs require context to tell a more complete narrative. The best thing for photojournalists to do is to slow down, become a little more engaged, and spend a little…
The Untold Story of Mexican Migration

The Untold Story of Mexican Migration

RELATED ARTICLE “Carving New Pathways with Photojournalism Students” – Josh MeltzerTo see more of Meltzer’s work, visit his Web site.My Fulbright project in Mexico centered on migration within the country.…
Taking Stock of the ‘Area Boys’ in Lagos, Nigeria

Taking Stock of the ‘Area Boys’ in Lagos, Nigeria

RELATED ARTICLE“Preparing the Next Generation of Photojournalists“– Sherman TeichmanSamuel James, the winner of Exposure’s first Alexandra Boulat Award, will continue his photographic work on the lives of the “Area Boys,”…
Pakistan: A Freelancer as Photographer

Pakistan: A Freelancer as Photographer

RELATED ARTICLE“Photojournalists reach viewers in different ways” – Iason AthanasiadisWhen I went to Pakistan in 2007, the country was embroiled in a huge constitutional crisis. In one day of violence…
Gift of Training + Shift in Newsroom Thinking = Multimedia Storytelling

Gift of Training + Shift in Newsroom Thinking = Multimedia Storytelling

Words and photographs by Evan Vucci.
Finding Common Themes in Louisiana and Iraq

Finding Common Themes in Louisiana and Iraq

Words and photographs by Kael Alford.
Finding an Extraordinary Moment During an Ordinary Ride

Finding an Extraordinary Moment During an Ordinary Ride

RELATED ARTICLES“Partnership of Photojournalist and Writer”– Melissa Lyttle“Our Emotional Journey—Traveled Together”– Lane DeGregorySee more of Lyttle’s work in the multimedia presentation for “The Girl in the Window.”On the half-hour drive…