“Blog about photography’s many forms and uses, from the mass vision of citizen journalism to the unseeing vision of internet search engines.” (Source: Lewis Bush)
FEMLENS
by Jekaterina Saveljeva (Founder)
“Women and girls are still underrepresented in almost all areas of life. Photography as a storytelling tool shouldn’t be the domain of the privileged few. Technology today allows us to make that happen as so many people have access to a mobile phone with a camera. Getting a woman’s point of view is important not just because she may have a “feminine” view of something, but because through different life experiences comes a different understanding and vision of a situation. This is important for both understanding the challenges in the present, but also, looking back at now from the future, our ancestors may be surprised why only some people in society had their version of the world recorded.” (Source: femLENS)
“On this blog I present current considerations and thoughts on the subject of photography and conflict, which I come across in the course of my journalistic research on the subject of “photography and conflict”. (Source: Felix Koltermann) Note: This blog is in German.
“Research project that details how famine has been represented in the media, from the nineteenth century to the present day. Its aim is to provoke a debate about the political effect of such images, particularly photographs, in our understanding of the majority world.” (Source: David Campbell)
“Website dedicated to sharing all things good and interesting in photojournalism, documentary photography, and beyond.” (Source: Mikku Takkunen)
READING THE PICTURES
by Michael Shaw (Founder)
“Web-based, non-profit 501(c)(3) educational and publishing organization dedicated to visual culture, visual literacy and media literacy through the analysis of news, documentary and social media images. We examine news and media images for meaning, trends, context and fairness, with the aim of imparting that appreciation to media consumers and professionals. We’re concerned with the visual framing of major social issues, and how images function and are affected in an age of unrelenting persuasion, promotion and variable truth.” (Source: Reading The Pictures)
WAR AND MEDIA NETWORK
by Sarah Maltby (Founder)
“The War and Media Network recognises the intersection between war and media as an important area of research and debate. The aim of the War and Media Network is to establish productive dialogue between academics and practitioners interested in this area.” (Source: War and Media Network)