Sunday 24 February 2013

Don McCullin: Images of War

Don McCulin reflects on his career as an internationally recognised photojournalist.



David Griffin: How Photography Connects Us



David Griffin is the photography director for National Geographic. Here he showcases photography's ability to effectively tell stories via the work of several photojournalists.

Friday 22 February 2013

Paul Hansen

Paul Hansen is a Swedish photojournalist based in Stockholm. He works as a staff photographer for the newspaper "Dagens Nyheter" which essentially means today's news. Here is a sample of his work from Afghanistan and Africa respectively.






More of his work can be seen at: Paul Hansen

Photography Awards within the Royal Navy/Marines

There are a fair few yearly photography awards within the Royal Navy/Marines. Here are some of the winning submissions from 2012. 

The Peregrine Trophy

Awarded to the section/unit that produces the best six image portfolio concerning Service-related subjects. These are the winning images from 2012 shot by photographer Leading Airman Arron Hoare serving on HMS Protector.







The Peregrine Trophy is the most prominent photography award within the Royal Navy/Marines.

The Royal Navy Photographer of the Year

Awarded to an individual for the best four image portfolio concerning Service-related subjects. These are the winning images from 2012 sumbitted by photographer Petty Officer Airman Burke.






Other Royal Navy/Marines photography awards include: 

- The Commandant General Royal Marines Prize
- The Royal Navy 'Life Without Limits' Award
- Media Operations Category
- Navy News Award
- RN Student Award
- The Best Maritime Image Award
- The Maritime Air Award
- The RN Amateur Photographer of the Year Award
- The RN Amateur Maritime Award
- The RN Amateur Open Award
- Sea Cadet Award
- Highly Commended 

The submission of digitally manipulated images for any of the awards is disallowed. This is something for me to consider with regards to the Photography and the Printed Page module. Given that I'm dealing with Navy related subject matter, the images in my book need to be in keeping with their ethics regarding photographic practice.

Further information can be found at: Peregrine Trophy | Royal Navy

Wednesday 13 February 2013

Fashion Mini Brief / Final Spread & Presentation

The groups final six page fashion editorial spread.



The section of the final presentation I was responsible for.

Monday 4 February 2013

Navy Signal Prints

All these prints are based on a grid and could help with the layout of my photo book. They could also be incorporated into the cover.