A conversation on Twitter a while ago inspired me to write this blog post. I’ve been asked by several people, mainly photographers, if I know any good documentaries involving photography and/or photographers. Well, I do. And instead of answering their questions each time (which I don’t mind by the way), I decided to write a series of blog posts about my favourite documentaries.
I don’t have one particular favourite, so the order in which I list them is random.
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This entry was written by , posted on September 5, 2010 at 19:48, filed under Documentary, Photojournalism, Review, Series and tagged documentary, Review, war. Leave a comment over here.
When the Canon 5D Mark II was released, a lot of people were looking forward to seeing this camera, and mainly the full HD video, being used by journalists. Some even said this would be one of the solutions for the ongoing decline in journalism. I saw the first real footage of a 5D mark II being used by a well-known photojournalist Danfung Dennis yesterday, and I was quite impressed.
The London-based photographer witnessed horrible moments in Afghanistan while being embedded for three weeks with the US Marines. He filmed several encounters with the Taliban. The quality of the footage is of an amazing quality, and a lot of scenes could easily be from another Hollywood blockbuster.
Unfortunately, this footage is real and happening right now.
Check this 24 minute lasting trailer (the documentary will be released on the 13th of october) and see for yourself. The resolution is fairly low though, too bad they don’t offer a full HD version.
To find out more about this documentary, check out FRONTLINE: Obama’s War.
This entry was written by , posted on October 6, 2009 at 12:59, filed under Photojournalism and tagged 5D Mark II, Afghanistan, Canon, full HD, Photojournalism, video, war. Leave a comment over here.