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Hiring a Professional Photographer? Read This First.

Last week I got a call from a potential client and discovered, upon hearing about their project, that I couldn’t help. Not directly, anyway: I suggested a couple other local photographers whose body of work matched their needs who I thought were a better fit, and wished them good luck.

Ten Things Photojournalism Taught Me

I spent most of my professional life as a press-card carrying newspaper photojournalist. Counting the full-time, part-time and stringer periods, it amounts to about 13 years in photojournalism, not including the years I spent freelancing and interning during college.

A Tale of Two (or More) Portfolios

The reality of being a photographer is that you need to have portfolios—online, of course, but also a body of work (in physical or digital form) that you can show to people who might want to hire you.

Telling a story, not taking a photo

With so many quality digital cameras out there, and so many (arguably talented) pro-amateur photographers, what value does an experienced photojournalist bring to a commercial job? It's a question worth asking.