Evan Vucci

130 Years Of Brooklyn Bridge Photos, Decade By Decade

ny.curbed.com — On May 24, 1883, thousands took part in the hoopla surrounding the grand opening of the longest suspension bridge in the world, which had been built over 13 years at the then-exorbitant cost of $15.5 million. Ships bobbed in the East River as fireworks went off overhead; cannons boomed and a band played.

Rich Nation, Poor People: Saudi Arabia by Lynsey Addario

lightbox.time.com — With its vast oil wealth, Saudi Arabia has one of the highest concentrations of super rich households in the world. But an estimated 20 percent of the population, if not more, lives in crippling poverty.

World Press Photo controversy: Objectivity, manipulation and the search for truth

bjp-online.com — There's nothing worse for a photojournalist than to have his or her integrity questioned. As the most recent debate about Paul Hansen's winning World Press Photo image has shown, rumours, speculation and misinformation travels far quicker than the truth.

Carney to press: ‘You’re good at your jobs and you’re smart’

news.yahoo.com — Think of it as a sort of reverse birthday gift. After a tense few days in the White House Brady Press Briefing Room as the Internal Revenue Service scandal, Benghazi emails and the Justice Department's secret seizure of journalists' phone records put White House press secretary Jay Carney on defense, he decided to strike a [...]

Angelos Tzortzinis's Photos of Growing Desperation in Greece

lens.blogs.nytimes.com — ATHENS - "Five euros only, just 5 euros," whispered Maria, a young prostitute with sunken cheeks and bedraggled hair, as she pitched herself forward from the shadows of a graffiti-riddled alley in central Athens on a recent weeknight.

U.S. Acknowledges Killing 4 Americans in Drone Strikes

nytimes.com — WASHINGTON - One day before President Obama is due to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the United States had killed four American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. In a letter to Congressional leaders obtained by The New York Times, Attorney General Eric H.

AFP and Getty Seek To Limit Damages in Photographer Copyright Suit

blogs.nppa.org — May 8th, 2013 by Mickey Osterreicher and tagged copyright, photojournalism, social media, twitter ****** UPDATE 5/22/13 A federal trial court judge limited Mr. Morel's damage claims against AFP & Getty finding that they are jointly but not individually liable because Getty's alleged infringement stemmed from that of AFP.

World Press Photo controversy: Objectivity, manipulation and the search for truth

bjp-online.com — There's nothing worse for a photojournalist than to have his or her integrity questioned. As the most recent debate about Paul Hansen's winning World Press Photo image has shown, rumours, speculation and misinformation travels far quicker than the truth.

What's a Professional Photographer?

blog.photoshelter.com — This appears to be a big week for Yahoo! with their $1 billion Tumblr acquisition announcement followed by a number of changes to their Flickr service. Exciting stuff in the tech world. However, amid the Yahoo! hoopla, CEO Marissa Mayer managed to insult the entire professional photography community with her comments, being widely interpreted as "there's no such thing as professional photographers" anymore.