I will never forget my first venture to an NFL sideline. I was a young intern with WWL-TV in New Orleans and the Saints and Falcons were tied late in the 4th quarter of a divisional playoff game.
I was enamored with the action, crowd, suspense, and yes – the photographers.
I will also never forget one particular photographer (his name is not important and to be honest, I never asked) who had black electrical tape on his camera – covering the brand name, Nikon. At first, I just assumed that he was a Canon-guy and was forced to use Nikon equipment; thus, protesting the decision by his boss.
However, that was not the case. I asked him, “Why the black tape over ‘Nikon’?”
He snapped, “I’m not a walking billboard – I’m a journalist!”
It’s the reason for the recent article here on PPS, and why this story is getting a lot of attention in the photo-journalist circles.
Todd
Do you do all your own writing? Or do you outsource some of it? I’m looking for some similar content for my blog! These are great posts!