Emphas.is is “a new and innovative platform for photojournalism. It proposes a unique bond between photojournalists and their audience, and in the process aims to create a new financial model for photojournalism in the 21st century.” It looks promising and is another example of crowd source funding for journalism projects.
Emphas.is is the brainchild of photo editor Tina Ahrens and photojournalist Karim Ben Khelifa.
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Thinking of getting into journalism? Great, just be sure to know it’s a multitask job and you need more than journalism skills to get and keep a job in this field. Pick up a half decent camera and learn how to use it. Learn how to shot and edit video while your at it. Then turn the cameras on yourself and learn how to be in front of them. And whatever you, learn which J-school will give you the skills your going to need beyond the traditional structure. [click to continue…]
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What tech geek doesn’t want to read this stuff and dream? Imagine hovering in the swirling winds some 1,500 feet over New York City’s Central Park with no door and “wearing a seatbelt that looks like it came out of a TWA flight in the 1970s.” It sounds exhilarating and as someone who has spent a good deal of time in helicopters I can guarantee it is. PDN’s Dan Havlik shares his experience flying with aerial photographer Vincent Laforet over New York. Laforet figures he’s spent over $250,000 on helicopter charters. For those of us not quite willing to remortgage our homes what are the options? [click to continue…]
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