Is Photojournalism a Dying Field?

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This article in the New York Times caught my eye. It seems that with the death of newspapers, photojournalism is becoming a dying art.

In the latest sign of distress, the company that owns the photo agency Gamma sought protection from creditors on July 28 after a loss of €3 million, or $4.2 million, in the first half of the year as sales fell by nearly a third.

“The problem is that news photography is finished,” Ms. Riant, spokesperson for Gamma said. “Gamma wants to go back to magazines and newsmagazines. We will stop covering daily news events to more deeply cover issues.”

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Ed Lallo is a veteran professional photographer who has worked around the world. He is a skilled image storyteller. Ed is based in Austin, Texas.

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