ASMP remains committed to journalistic freedom and is very concerned with the violence against media and journalists that occurred during the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Below, please see a message from the U.S. District Attorney’s office for the District of Columbia. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, along with its law enforcement partners, is aware of reports of violence, including assaults, threats, and property damage, against members of the press while…

Cross-posted from Cision PRNewswire NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, and the National Federation of the Blind, America’s civil rights and membership organization of the blind, have partnered with Tactile Images to deliver more than 45 million images to the world’s blind and disabled population at museums, science centers, libraries, schools, and government agencies. This partnership will significantly enhance educational opportunities and cultural inclusion for blind…

Introducing a new ASMP Member Benefit partner – PixOasis. PixOasis is a simple, intuitive web tool that delivers all of your proofs, high-res images, and videos in elegant, client-friendly web galleries. PixOasis was created by photographers for photographers. Bob Adler, the founder and CEO of PixOasis is a working photographer and on the board of the San Francisco chapter of ASMP. All of your galleries can be branded with your logo linked to your website….

Cross-posted from Pro Photo Daily [by David Schonauer] Tomorrow at noon the Trump presidency ends. The long run-up to the transfer of power has been eventful, to say the least. The period between the election on November 3 and the inauguration of Joseph Biden as the 46th President of the United States on January 6 has been filled with a cascade of news. During that period — as Donald Trump fought his election loss unsuccessfully…


Nobechi Creative is offering a unique online workshop with Ludwig called “The Art of Storytelling.” It runs from January 17 to 28, 2021. The workshop will begin with two days of portfolio reviews, instruction and theory, before participants begin photographing a subject of their choice for a total of seven days. (Students will be asked to develop two attainable and well-researched project ideas before the workshop commences. The ideas should take covid-19 safety into account….



Cross-posted from Fstoppers[by Robert K. Baggs] The good news is 2020 is over. The bad news is that 2020’s woes appear to be coming with us into 2021. So, if you want to improve in photography, it’s going to take more effort and focus than usual. My 2020 started brilliantly and then nosedived faster than the 2008 housing market. I went from traveling and shooting for magazines to 12 weeks of solitary confinement in my house with…