Photojournalism

[crosmill]

I'm pretty new to photography but I'm thinking I might fancy a career change, to photojournalism.

I was wondering how best to go about it, I'd imagine it's a pretty difficult area to get into (and be successfull) so I'm looking for a bit of advice.

My technical skills are nowhere near good enough yet and I'll need to build up some sort of portfolio so I'm a long way off yet. I'd like some advice so I know what choices to make and when to get myself on track.

Thanks

 

[jack]

hi crosmill,


i think there's no easy path. first of all, i'm not a (paid) professional
photo-journalist. i am considering the merits / benefits of joining
the NUJ myself, and i'm looking into the costs of doing this.

i think the coup for us, in this age of the net, is we can take some
intiative off our own backs, and self-publish our work. at least
this might 'prove' our skills to a degree. doing things in the older,
conventional ways, i guess its a matter of gaining some qualifications,
cutting teeth with a local paper and making your way forward.

worth considering keeping in touch on this score, maybe.
i'm working / helping a contact in the philipines at the moment with
a project concerning her native tribe in the cordillera region, whose
culture is fast fading away. as far as can be seen on the net, there
is zero reportage re: what we are (specifically) working on. the
wider idea - is to network similar cam-journo projects internationally
and build up a .org site which publishes our work.

let me know , what you work on - maybe we can mutually assist.

(pm me sometime point if you wish and i'll give you my e-mail).


the best of luck..//jack