NPR, the Washington Post, National Geographic, the White House, McClatchy Tribune, the AP, USA Today, Education Week, the Newseum and a labor rally to top it off- this was an awesome experience.
The people and places we visited left numerous and varying impressions, each one providing their own perspective of their occupations (freely offered in the advice that was given to us.) The overall impression from everyone was that the world of photojournalism is currently in a state of constant transformation (no matter what aspect of it you approach) and that we (as students) are the ones that will ultimately shape its future. A major component of that responsibility is preparing ourselves for that change and learning as many aspects of our trade as we can. Photographing stills with amazing ability is a given. Everything that takes place after that is what will make us more marketable, better photojournalists and in the end, result in the advancement of the industry as well as the art. Multimedia, video, final cut, sound slides and web packaging skills are all areas where proficiency will become a tremendous asset.
Meeting so many professionals who are so passionate about their work was definitely inspiring. At one point Evan Vucci said, "present yourself as passionate," to be constantly hungry- photographically, physically and mentally. That passion and hunger, the relentlessness and work ethic that I found and wanted in Washington, is something that is missing to me in Rochester now. I want to find it. I need to find it.
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