Guest srheker Posted January 24, 2012 Share #1 Â Posted January 24, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Director and film maker Cathy Pearson is currently working on a film about the life of legendary picture editor John G. Morris and a part of the money needed is funded by crowd funding. Starting as low as $10. Â John G. Morris worked as a picture editor for Life Magazine, New York Times and National Geographic, he edited Robert Capas D-Day pictures (but he is not the one who ruined the films while drying then) and worked with many of the most important photographers (many of the using Leica cameras to make this on topic) making him an important person in the history of photo journalism. Â More information and a trailer can be found here: Â Â Get The Picture? -- IndieGoGo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest srheker Posted January 24, 2012 Share #2  Posted January 24, 2012 I think this Link should be better:  Get The Picture? -- IndieGoGo   Sorry.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted January 25, 2012 Share #3 Â Posted January 25, 2012 Thanks for the link. I read John Morris's book some time ago, and it's a wonderful biography of a man who was in the middle of many of the penultimate moments of 20th century photojournalism. Â I'm thrilled to now be a contributor, and look forward to attending the premiere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted January 25, 2012 Share #4  Posted January 25, 2012 John Morris and I published in the same student newspaper - separated by thirty years. An old associate (once a friend) did this short article about him in '07'. How time flies!  And in this different interview the following is interesting today.  11) Digital photography and the internet have changed the world. We now have instant coverage of worldwide issues not only by professional media but with the popularization of digital cameras also by amateurs. Individuals are now able to report as they wish without foreign intervention. However, digital manipulation and recent cases of altered photos have cast a shadow of doubt on the trustworthiness of some of this information. Everyone can be their own editor, what now?  Professional picture editors are more needed than ever. A huge percentage of the huge number of pictures now taken are junk and don't deserve publication. Alteration is a problem but photos have always been retouched. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest srheker Posted January 25, 2012 Share #5 Â Posted January 25, 2012 Thanks for the link. I read John Morris's book some time ago, and it's a wonderful biography of a man who was in the middle of many of the penultimate moments of 20th century photojournalism. Â I think that that he is a good example how important photo editors are, if they do a good job and if they love photography. Â One should not thinknof them as the people who simply take the pictures and put them in the paper. Photo editors have fostered many great photographers career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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