Photojournalism Tips from Photographer Ed Kashi Ep 12

About Ed Kashi

Ed Kashi is an acclaimed photojournalist who uses photography, filmmaking and social media to explore geopolitical and social issues that define our times. He is also a dedicated educator and mentor to photographers around the world and lectures frequently on visual storytelling, human rights and the world of media.

Show Notes

• When going on a shoot, Ed Kashi goes as a storyteller. Therefore, he tries to understand what situation he’s going in, keeping in mind that he is primarily reacting to what is in front of him. His planning helps him understand where he needs to be to see the story.
• Most of the time you are working with adverse conditions in photojournalism. Be prepared to take the photos that present themselves.
• When doing advocacy work with your photography, make sure you have great partners to help you. Choose your collaborators wisely.
• Don’t let the camera become a distraction. Photography is about variables, and Ed Kashi wants to limit those variables. Don’t let the equipment get in the way of the human connection.
• There are four different kinds of photos in narrative photography:
  • Landscape or Sense of Place
  • The Candid Moment
  • Environmental Portrait
  • The Detail
• Building trust is how you gain access to otherwise inaccessible situations.
• Just because you have someone say they can take your image, doesn’t mean they understand the implications of what that image can be used for. Even if they have signed a release form, always be careful.
• When acting as a photojournalist, you need to hold your opinions and emotions inside and have an objective posture.
• If you don’t work in video and audio as a photojournalist, you are at a severe disadvantage.

People Mentioned

Minor White

Bob Holmes

Deanne Fitzmaurice

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