Resurrection

This blog is back from the dead. Stay tuned

Hiero

Allemansrättan:

“The Swedish principle and right to wander freely – even over private property – and glory in the solitude and perfect stillness” of land. Thats sick. I know in Maine they have a similar law, where even if a river or stream goes through private property, you can still use it.

Check it: http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/smorgasbord/natrecspo/nature/every.html

-vz

It’s That Gosh Darn Rap Music

I’m probably sure.

Dusting off the Cobwebs

Haven’t posted in a while. Not dead.

Anyways, I thought I’d relay a quote or two I’ve encountered in my school readings.

These particular quotes come from books I’m reading in my American Studies 240 class ‘Midwest and the American Imagination’. If you are even more curious, you can check out my AMST 240 Syllabus (Microsoft Word Document).

The habitual weakness of the American people is to assume that they have made themselves great, whereas their greatness has been in large measure thrust upon them by a bountiful providence which has given them forests, mines, fertile soil, and a variety of climate to enable them to sustain themselves in plenty…

-Isaac Stephenson, 19th century Wisconsin lumberman

The men can find assistance in field labor, and recreation with the gun and fishing rod. Their bodily strength is greater, and enables them to bear and enjoy both these forms of life.

Returning, the gay flotilla hailed the little flag which the children had raised from a log cabin, prettier than any president ever saw, and drank the health of their country and all mankind, with a clear conscience.

-Margaret Fuller, Summer on the Lakes

-VZ

Haven’t posted recently, so I thought I’d get back to basics – photography. Here’s some recent stuff.  This gives you a hint of what’s in the works.

-vz

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

– Calvin Coolidge

The Internship Paradox

I completely recognize the need for photojournalism students to do internships. No amount of in-class education can replace real world experience. However, there’s something wrong with the current process of completing an internship. Many newspaper companies require interns earn college credit for their work. The college, in turn, bills students for those college credits.

When I was applying for my internship, I experienced this. There was no wiggle room either. The newspaper I wanted to work at required college credit. The college required I pay them. But why? I wasn’t using the college’s resources, professors, or time. It seemed to me just a way to get a little more money out of the student.

Although I ended up doing my internship (which was amazing, by the way), I never could get over the fact that I had to pay my college to work for free.

This exact topic is detailed in University of Delaware professor Ben Yagoda’s article, reposted on the Society of Professional Journalists ‘Classrooms and Newsrooms‘ blog.

And what about if I come to a situation where I can either pay for an internship, or pay for camera gear? Both are extremely necessary.

Sometimes it’s worth it though. I’d much rather pay for an internship in a field I’m interested in than pay for some random college course I’m required to take. But that doesn’t mean I should.

We Print Pictures, Not Excuses

I’ve definitely been guilty of this before. I’m sure you have too. I’m working towards being able to come back from any assignment with usable images. This should be the bare minimum. No excuses.