http://digitaljournalist.org/blog A Multimedia Magazine for Photojournalism in the Digital Age Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:00:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It’s impossible not to have a great time at Visa Pour L’Image.   It is without a doubt one of the most sophisticated, riveting, well-organized and informative gatherings in the world.  An enormous, highly ambitious event, it brings together images, stories, books, their creators, fans and followers in a beautiful French ... http://digitaljournalist.org/blog/2008/09/20/processing-perpignan/ Most of us who attended Perpignan have been home for days.  Almost all who were there for the opening of the festival left by Monday morning, and by the end of the week were re-ensconced in familiar surroundings.  It was back to our corners, except of course for those who ... http://digitaljournalist.org/blog/2008/09/15/afterglow-and-another-view-with-more-cud-chewing-to-follow/ © Steve Simon Democratic & Republican National Conventions View The Gallery http://digitaljournalist.org/blog/2008/09/14/steve-simon-the-conventions/ © Vincent Laforet 8/8/08: Alexander Artemev of the U.S.A. competes in a preliminary round of men's gymnastics in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. View The Gallery http://digitaljournalist.org/blog/2008/09/14/vincent-laforet-beijing-olympics/ © Tarik Tinazay/WPN A Orthodox priest looks to bombed building in Gori, Georgia, on Saturday, August 23, 2008. Russian general Anatoly Nogovitsyn has said that combat troops have pulled out of Georgia leaving behind only peacekeepers. Residents are said to be returning to their homes in Gori after Georgian forces took ... http://digitaljournalist.org/blog/2008/09/14/desperate-georgian-refugees-longing-for-a-normal-life/ © Chris Hondros / 2008 Getty Images Russian armored vehicles on the move on Georgia's main highway. View The Gallery http://digitaljournalist.org/blog/2008/09/14/war-in-the-republic-of-georgia/ © Jean Chung Chinese police stand guard in Tiananmen Square on a hazy day, Beijing, China, Sunday, July 27, 2008. View The Gallery http://digitaljournalist.org/blog/2008/09/14/working-in-china-during-the-olympic-games/ There were rumors in Perpignan that festival goers were being attacked on the streets.  We don't have any figures on how many people this happened to, but here is one verified victim. Meet photographer Jason Howe, who was attacked while walking at night on a sidewalk just northwest of the ... http://digitaljournalist.org/blog/2008/09/10/the-dark-side/ Even though the actual flight time is about 14 hours, it takes about twice that much or more to get from awakening in Perpignan to going to bed again in Austin, TX. I kept thinking I would have the opportunity to post some pix at least in one of ... http://digitaljournalist.org/blog/2008/09/09/more-images-from-perpignan-retrospective-to-follow/ Perhaps you have been wondering what has been happening since the last post. A lot, and at the same time, nothing at all, and the title is something I'll explain in a moment. It's Sunday and many people are leaving for home, some are at the beach for a last ... http://digitaljournalist.org/blog/2008/09/07/the-sad-anti-climax-to-an-orgy-of-a-photo-festival/