Matt Waite, a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism, who has been researching the use of drones by journalists, put together a post this week summarizing new rules that will go into effect. Says Waite: So the day we’ve been waiting for is here. The news is …
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By Mickey H. Osterreicher, Esq. National Press Photographers Association Amidst all the hysterical reports that the sky is falling or it’s literally raining drones, Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis recently introduced a thoughtful Micro Drone amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Act. The amendment would create a new “Micro UAS Classification” of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, …
Read More »Here’s a new take on the problem of people stealing images from the internet: Who added that dog to my image? As I understand it, somebody ‘borrowed’ Ben Canales’s photo, photoshopped a silhouette of a dog in the tent and posted it online. When Backpacker Magazine — which had legitimately …
Read More »I’ve been fascinated by the controversy surrounding World Press Photo’s prestigious annual competition, where 20 percent of the submissions were rejected for being overly manipulated. It’s about truth. And truth is hard. As many have pointed out, the question of how far photographers can go in altering their images has …
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