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Recording the News – Capturing the Spirit
Tibetans in Dharamshala protested against the Chinese celebrating March 28 as the Serf Liberation Day. There was a protest vigil in the evening attended by hundreds of exiles. Here are some photos from...
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A Tough Call
As a photojournalist, I’ve been covering the war on terror in Afghanistan (“Operation Enduring Freedom”) since 2002. I’ve embedded a total of eleven times with U.S. and Coalition troops. This latest...
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World Press Photo of the Year ’09 – Hmm…
“The World Press Photo of the Year is stunning for its lack of content or any other journalistic values. The jury’s selection is yet another setback for a profession that is already in deep trouble. If...
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Sacred and Secular Istanbul
David Bathgate / Corbis ImagesCrossroads of western and Islamic worlds, Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, stands with 12.8 million people as reflection of both. In a country that is 98 percent Muslim,...
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The Compelling Image and Photojournale Team Up to Champion the “Emerging...
An addition to an already great lineup of courses, The Compelling Image will soon be launching its Emerging Photographer program. Geared to serious amateurs aiming to advance their work and...
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‘Tis the Season to Embrace the Human Planet
Perhaps now, more than ever…[we] need to get beyond the stereotypes and dramatic images and instead allow people to tell their own stories in a humanistic way. Photographer Ami Vitale in the Forward to...
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TCI Instructors and Other Multimedia Journalists Open “Wide Angle View”...
The Compelling Image instructors, David Bathgate, Heidi Laughton and Christopher Booker join other international, award-winning multimedia journalists, including Sandy Huffaker, Donald Miralle,...
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Photographing Royal Wedding Street Parties: An Insider’s Look with Jon Mortimer
Neighbours Celebrate at a Street Party Last Friday, people all over the world took a breather from hard-core reality to be swept up by the magic spell of love and beauty surrounding the Royal Wedding....
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Vlad Sokhin Emerges Brilliantly from the TCI/Photojournale Emerging...
Last November The Compelling Image (TCI) reported that it had teamed up with Photojournale “a key player in the future of visual storytelling and photography publication on the Internet.” The...
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Vlad Sokhin’s Obama Mania Story Appears in Russian Magazine
Vlad Sokhin: Kenyan Villagers Adore Saint Obama Our last post featured Vlad Sokhin, the first alumnus of the Emerging Photographer Program offered through The Compelling Image. Since then, one of his...
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