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Getting started in this crazy business
Whether you are a student just starting to think about photojournalism, or a seasoned professional looking to gain a few new skills, this area of SportsShooter.com is designed to help you make the most of your educational efforts. Thanks to Brooks Institute of Photography for helping us with the creation and upkeep of this area. |
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Brooks Students in India
Brooks instructor Paul Myers led a documentary class in southern India during November & December 2008. Have a look at their projects.
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[The top 20 out of 336 internships, highest ranked at the top.]
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The Muskegon Chronicle
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Anthony Soufflé
(11.25.07, 6:27 PM)
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10
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7
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2
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Danny Gawlowski
(2.03.06, 10:35 PM)
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10
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4
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3
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Concord Monitor
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Yoon S. Byun
(4.09.07, 8:50 PM)
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10
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4
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4
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Seattle Times
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Cliff DesPeaux
(10.21.09, 6:50 PM)
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10
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4
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5
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Los Angeles Times
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Robert Caplin
(9.08.04, 6:31 PM)
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10
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3
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6
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National Geographic Magazine
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Todd Buchanan
(9.14.08, 12:25 PM)
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10
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3
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7
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The Bakersfield Californian
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Troy Harvey
(6.08.08, 10:38 PM)
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10
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3
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8
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The Macon Telegraph
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Dylan Wilson
(1.10.07, 3:25 PM)
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10
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3
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9
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The Virginian-Pilot
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Ryan Henriksen
(8.14.09, 12:56 AM)
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10
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3
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10
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Appleton Post-Crescent
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Michael P. King
(9.07.06, 11:55 AM)
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10
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2
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11
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Edmonton Journal
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Anthony De Young
(10.23.07, 3:06 PM)
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10
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2
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12
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
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Alex Diaz
(8.20.04, 11:29 AM)
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10
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2
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13
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Skagit Valley Herald
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Luke Harris
(10.25.09, 11:28 PM)
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10
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2
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14
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The Hartford Courant
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Yoon S. Byun
(3.19.07, 12:33 PM)
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10
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2
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15
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The Sheridan Press
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Jordan Edgcomb
(9.28.06, 12:44 AM)
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10
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2
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16
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Time
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Afton Almaraz
(5.18.09, 2:29 PM)
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10
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Wisconsin State Journal
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Derek Montgomery
(4.18.07, 12:48 AM)
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10
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2
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18
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Getty Images (Los Angeles)
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Jonathan Moore
(9.18.08, 9:43 PM)
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10
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1
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(Lewiston) Sun Journal
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Laura Segall
(6.13.06, 8:26 PM)
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10
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1
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20
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Anchorage Daily News
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Bradly J. Boner
(12.02.04, 12:50 PM)
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|| SportsShooter.com Educational Headlines:
| Next Sports Shooter Academy Dates Announced ::.. |
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| Sports Shooter Staff | Oct 15, 2009 | Sports Shooter Academy VII will be held April 7 - 10, 2010 in Southern California. The Academy is a hands-on, shooting workshop and the schedule will again feature NCAA Division I sp...
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| Why Blog? — Round #2 ::.. |
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| Jim McNay | Oct 13, 2009 | From an informal poll of photographers, the drive to be better photographers or simply to be amazed by on-line work seems to be one reason photographers read other photographers blog...
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| Leading Off: For The Love Of Photojournalism ::.. |
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| Robert Hanashiro, Sports Shooter | Oct 4, 2009 | I always love this issue.
Each fall the Sports Shooter Newsletter features a series of stories written by students called "Intern Diaries". These students chronicle their time wor...
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| Intern Diaries: The Lima News ::.. |
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| David Bond, The Lima News | Oct 4, 2009 | I thought it was only natural for me to go out and find an internship at a small local paper near the end of my sophomore year of college so that I could improve my work and move up ...
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| Intern Diaries: The Reading Eagle ::.. |
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| Abby Drey, The Reading Eagle | Oct 4, 2009 | I was born and raised in the suburbs of Reading. For as long as I can remember I'd flip through the paper purely to look at the photos. This summer I was given an amazing opportunity...
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| Intern Diaries: Provo Daily Herald ::.. |
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| Lance Booth, Provo Daily Herald | Oct 4, 2009 | I was in the middle of editing the first few hours of a "good" video interview I shot, when my phone rang. Irritated, due to lack of sleep and lack of food, I wanted to throw my phon...
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| Intern Diaries: The Danville Advocate-Messenger ::.. |
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| Doug Strickland, The Danville Advocate-Messenger | Oct 4, 2009 | This summer, I had the pleasure of interning as a photographer with the Advocate-Messenger in Danville, KY, a daily newspaper with a circulation of about 10,000. I worked und...
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| Intern Diaries: The Cedar Rapids Gazette ::.. |
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| Crystal LoGiudice, The Cedar Rapids Gazette | Oct 4, 2009 | In a little over a month and a half I have learned more about myself than I thought possible.
A few months ago I was still in Baton Rouge, Louisiana finishing classes at Louisian...
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| The Changing Face of Photographer Websites ::.. |
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| Grover Sanschagrin | Oct 4, 2009 | When Ami Vitale's original Flash-based portfolio website launched almost nine years ago, it marked the beginning of the age of the 100% Flash sites. It worked really well for her as ...
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| Visa pour l'Image: Photojournalism capital of the world ::.. |
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| Michael Sullivan, The Sheridan Press | Sep 15, 2009 | "Big, beautiful Wyoming." From time to time I’ll see this slogan on bumper stickers of cars driving around Sheridan, the small town in north central Wyoming I live and work in. I c...
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| One of Today's Great Questions: Why Blog? ::.. |
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| Jim McNay | Sep 14, 2009 | Working to get a handle on this blog thing.
So I asked: Do my photographer friends blog? And if so, why?
People were very generous with their responses. A lot of material came ...
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| The Lessons of Lindsay ::.. |
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| Matt Mendelsohn | Aug 13, 2009 | It's six o'clock in the evening and the models waiting in the ballroom of the Virginia Commonwealth University student commons are looking a little tired. They've been rehearsing the...
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| Sports Shooter Q & A: with Matt Mendelsohn ::.. |
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| Robert Hanashiro, Sports Shooter | Aug 13, 2009 | (Editors Note: I decided that a Q & A would be a good format to discuss Matt Mendelsohn's story and photographs of Lindsay Ess. This Q & A was conducted via Instant Message and co...
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| The Portfolio Critique: Rod Mar ::.. |
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| Hannah Foslien | Aug 13, 2009 | I hugged my laptop close to me as sort of a safety blanket and would not have been surprised if it shattered - the way I gripped it. It was late on a Friday night in November 2005 at...
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| Pursuing the Senior Underground ::.. |
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| Rick Rickman | Aug 13, 2009 | Every photographer always talks about doing a book. We all have this romantic notion that a book could be our defining body of work or perhaps our ticket to fame. For me, getting a b...
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