10.Q Interview by Heber Vega.

Heber Vega is a humanitarian aid worker and photographer based in Iraq, and I discovered his web site through my friend Karl Grobl when he was interviewed for the “10.Q” series of interviews of humanitarian, documentary, and travel photographers. The interviews are really terrific reads and give people a good insight into the challenges of [...]

New Photojournalism Magazine for the iPad.

Apple’s introduction of the new iPad has provided a new-found enthusiasm in the journalism world for its promise as a media content delivery device. Circulation numbers of traditional newspapers remained relatively stable until the 1990’s when numbers began declining significantly. Today, more people receive their news from the internet than newspapers, and as a result, [...]

Rediscovering an Old Friend.

I resisted purchasing my first digital camera for professional work until 2006 — some 5 years after Nikon’s introduction of the D1. Up to that point, I worked primarily with Nikon F5 35mm and Mamiya RZ medium format film cameras. But, for my personal work I preferred the Leica M. In fact, one of my [...]

Thank You Edison and MOSCTHA.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, April 23 – I need to take a moment and extend a personal and heartfelt “thank you” to Edison Suero and the Dominican Republic based NGO MOSCTHA for their support and assistance during my last two assignments to the earthquake ravaged country of Haiti. MOSCTHA has provided me with transportation and logistical [...]

Haiti Medical Crisis Growing.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, April 15 – I couldn’t believe what I was hearing — “They were asked to leave.” This is what a group of volunteer medical personnel from the Spanish organization Huarralde were apparently told when they arrived to work at a Port-au-Prince hospital one recent morning. The group, which has been providing emergency medical [...]

Land Issues and Weather Slow Recovery in Haiti.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, April 12 – Three months have passed since the devastating Haitian earthquake, and daily torrential showers have begun to hit the region.  The trouble is, the start of the wet season in Haiti — and more significantly the hurricane season in June — brings a serious new level of concern for the estimated [...]