I hate when people say photojournalism is dead. We have to help photographers see things differently, to push them to different stories. Magazines are focused more on lifestyle. They're looking to illustrate stories from religion to hip-hop. Saba notes that there may be less demand for certain stories, and it may be difficult to find a home for some, but that the right ones still have a place.
Newspapers are a serious market.
James Dooley, Director of Photography for Long Island, New York, Newsday, couldn't agree more. It's time to call a time-out and take a hard look at the issue of traditional markets. Photojournalism is being done every day in today's newspapers. But, because it's being done locally and used locally, you might get the impression it's not happening. Newspaper photographers are doing the work, and you see it in hard-hitting, provocative and tender photojournalism.