说明：一名男子亲吻伊拉克国旗，庆祝美国从各大城镇撤军。
地点：巴格达，伊拉克
摄影：Muhannad Fala’ah
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Advice for young photographers
Michael Kamber of the New York Times recently wrote an interesting post entitled “Advice for young photographers” on the Lightstalkers website, which I thought might prove useful for those starting out in their career. Here it is, reprinted with his permission:
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10 June, 07: I am writing this from the Baghdad bureau of The New York Times where I am on assignment.
I have received dozens of queries from photojournalists starting out in the business. I am writing this in response, partly so I can refer others to it in the future and not spend time on lengthy replies.
Some beginners ask for advice on gear, others on how to get started finding assignments and selling their work. I will describe my own path into photojournalism here and give some general advice that may be useful.
This is not definitive in any way. It is simply my experience and opinion formulated from twenty years experience as a photojournalist. No doubt others can weigh in and improve this with their comments and ideas.
I started as a photojournalist by going to art school. I thought I would be a fine art or landscape photographer, but I took a photojournalism course and was quickly hooked. When my money ran out after a year, I dropped out of school, but continued to work as a teaching assistant for photojournalism classes. I may have learned more in this way than I did as a student. I received no credit, but photography is a meritocracy. In over 20 years, I have never been asked for my degree; in the world of photojournalism, your portfolio is your degree.
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