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When Hard Times Hit, Young Journos Hit the Road

With most of the country experiencing hard times for the last few years, many young adults, and young journalists in particular, are feeling uncertain about their future. Heading out on the road can be a way to take back control of one’s destiny and grow as a person and hone one's storytelling chops.

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Shit Photojournalists Like Gains Steam in First Year

The witty and bitingly honest blog Shit Photojournalists Like just celebrated one year of snark and insight into the photojournalist community. This article is part of a series of interviews with movers and shakers in the photography industry. The blog is the brainchild of Taylor Glascock, 23, who for the past 12 months has been [...]

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Small Town Shows Scars of Economic Struggle

Jared Soares has traveled to Bolivia and Paris to find compelling photo projects, but for his latest he only needed to walk out his front door in Virginia. Soares’ new documentary photos focus on the small town of Martinsville — near Roanoke, where he lives. The factory city has a population of approximately 14,000 people, [...]

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Camera Store Gets Virtual Tour From Google Street View

Google Street View is now Google Store View. A recently released feature of the well-known mapping app lets you go inside participating businesses remotely and take a look around. B&H’s giant photo and video store in Manhattan, above, is one of the first to invite Google into their establishments. When you look up B&H on [...]

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Demolition Videos Are Well-Engineered Catharsis

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It’s Friday, and that means it’s time to set C-4 charges on your week, hit the detonate button and watch the whole thing go kablooie. To set the mood, we’ve provided a few awesome demolition videos.

We recommend providing your own soundtrack, maybe some Sabbath or Mastodon. Fight the urge to look in the rearview at the Monday-through-Friday rubble as you drive off into the sunset of the weekend. Enjoy.

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St. Paul Smokestack Implosion

Filmmaker Chris White shot this excellent video of a huge smoke stack coming down in a controlled demolition. The 550-foot high smoke stack weighing a bit over 11 million pounds was built 36 years ago and had to be cleared out for a new power plant.

Video: Chris White

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Stolen Gear Is Small Hurdle for Year-Long Photo Project

This is the story of a 365-day, Kickstarter-fueled photo odyssey across America, called This Wild Idea. The project has photographer Theron Humphrey meeting one new person every day and telling his or her story through photos and a blog post.

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