Visual Journalism

Photojournalism at a Crossroads

Technology, culture and economics will determine its future.

Documenting Democracy in America

The Indivisible project portrays grassroots activitiy in 12 communities.

Revealing Afghanistan

Chris Steele-Perkins captures a people’s grace and culture.

Fall 2001: Introduction

At a time when so much of journalism is quicker, shorter and hyped to grab the public’s presumed short-attention span, the documentary—with its slower pace and meandering moments—is finding receptive…

Using Documentaries to Move People to Action

Films serve as powerful catalysts for the Television Race Initiative.

Long-Form Documentaries Serve a Vital Journalistic Role

Today’s complexities don’t fit into tidy news magazine packages.

Documenting Social Ills With an Eye Toward Advocacy

Women’s health, homophobia, domestic violence, and rape are topics mainstream media often ignore.

A Photographer’s Journey Begins With a Coffin

By documenting youngsters’ lives, he hopes to understand what is happening.

A Place for Words and Images to Call Home

At DoubleTake, photographers and writers document the human experience.

Photojournalism and Documentary Photography

They are identical mediums, sending different messages.