Practical Photojournalism: A Professional Guide by Martin Keene

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Published January 1, 1775

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[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's a back story to my interest here and to this book by Martin Keene, an experienced British photojournalist. I had taken some other photography courses to improve my skills at a NJ college. That college had listed a course in Photojournalism. But the course just stayed listed, but it was not funded and apparently as no one was available to teach it. So this book makes up for that gap.

There are very, very few primers on photojournalism, to be honest, which makes this book

This 2015 book is exhaustive in its attention to detail, and very well illustrated not just with Keene's images, but with the news photos of others; many of the images are striking. There's a section on safe photography in a conflict zone, but there's also a section on photography of the Royals. There are 2 blips: first the video chapter is short (in 2026, more video is the new norm); second, is that some of the tech is already 10 years ago. Video tools have changed; wireless transmission of images has advanced quite a bit.

Rating: 4.3 star - 4.7 stars/5.0 stars.