Lauren Greenfield leaves VII

… Lauren Greenfield has parted ways with the photo agency VII, where she had been a founding member since 2002. “It was a really exciting group of people and I’m really proud of all we did there,” Lauren told PDN, which reported the news yesterday afternoon. “But my work and world has changed in the [...]

Who will fund the future of photojournalism?

… PDN has published a lengthy Q&A with Stephen Mayes, the managing director of the photo agency VII, about the future of photojournalism—who the clients will be, whether the editorial and newspaper markets will become viable again, what the channels of distribution will be, and more. An excerpt: … SM: I think the online opportunity [...]

Photography is dead. Discuss.

Rhubarb-Rhubarb, a U.K. agency that trains and develops photographers, is hosting a debate on Thursday that will explore what photography is now. The title they’ve chosen for this panel discussion is “Photography Is Dead,” echoing French painter Paul Delaroche, who in 1850 asserted that “from today, painting is dead” because this thing called photography had [...]

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