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Jill Waterman

New York
As seen in: B and H Photography Podcast, Taylor & Francis Online, B&H Photography Podcast, BH Photo Video
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Jill Waterman’s Biography

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Jill Waterman is a writer, editor, and content creator specialized in the subjects of fine arts, photography, and media. Her background in the arts include a bachelors degree in printmaking from the Massachusetts College of Art, a License degree in Fine Art from the University of Paris I, Pantheon, Sorbonne, and a masters degree in Photography from New York University.

After spending more than a decade as a photo editor and art director within the field of licensed imagery, she added writing t…

Jill Waterman’s Journalist Portfolio

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B&H Creator of the Week: Food Photographer Joanie Simon

B&H Creator of the Week: Food Photographer Joanie Simon

Instead of an apron, food photographer Joanie Simon wears many hats-commercial and editorial imagemaker, reci…

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B&H Creator of the Week: Ming Thein

B&H Creator of the Week: Ming Thein

Photographer, physicist, philosopher, horologist-these are just a few of the many facets that define the inde…

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B&H Creator of the Week: National Parks at Night

B&H Creator of the Week: National Parks at Night

Once considered a mysterious and challenging creative endeavor, night photography is now more accessible than…

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Remote Learning, Part 1: Photojournalism and Fine Art Photography

Remote Learning, Part 1: Photojournalism and Fine Art Photography

Photo education has undergone significant changes in the past year-changes that are no less dramatic than the…

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Youth Photo Nonprofits: Q&A with Alicia Hansen, Founder & CEO of NYC SALT

Youth Photo Nonprofits: Q&A with Alicia Hansen, Founder & CEO of NYC SALT

Photography is notable among the arts for its ability to make change in the world. This can take many forms, …

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NASA Astronaut Kathryn Sullivan's Pioneering Adventures in Space

NASA Astronaut Kathryn Sullivan's Pioneering Adventures in Space

Dr. Kathryn Sullivan has an elite status among groundbreaking American women. In January 1978, she was select…

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Articles

Pictures in Space, featuring NASA Astronaut Donald Pettit

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By Jill Waterman, M. Brett Smith
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How photographing in a microgravity environment can turn a traditional group portrait into bodies scattering like bowling pins when the photographer tries to join the shot. The vast perspective when viewing out a window of the ISS—on the order of half a continent—rather than a 50-to-100-kilometer horizon on earth. The stratospheric volume of imagery captured during a mission, and the discerning Lightroom workflow Don uses to retrieve individual photos from his archive at home.
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The Ethics of Wildlife Photography with Melissa Groo & Bobby Stormer

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By Jill Waterman, M. Brett Smith
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While its origin is murky, the adage “Take nothing but photographs, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time,” is at the heart of this wide-ranging discussion about ethical practices in wildlife photography. Above Photograph © Melissa Groo From exotic safaris to local birding expeditions, interest in this subject matter has grown tremendously in recent years.
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The Many Seasons of Humans of New York, featuring Brandon Stanton

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By Jill Waterman, M. Brett Smith
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It takes a lot of guts to engage with a stranger on the street, ask probing questions about their struggles, and come away with a portrait and a story as a record of the human connection that was made. Now, imagine repeating this process countless times over 15 years under the moniker Humans of New York (HONY) and watching what started as a passion project take the world by storm.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My earliest stories were exhibition reviews for a small photography magazine.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Of course, but I really didn't start writing until after the dawn of the computer age

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Mark Twain?
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