J210 Introduction to Photojournalism

Students will photograph a variety of events/stories to acquire a sense of the range of realities a photographer might encounter on assignment. Students will examine technical aspects of photography — composition, editing and presentation — and will work on weekly assignments that include news, features, sports and environmental portraits. They will also study the history…

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Spanish Harlem: El Barrio in the ’80s by Joseph Rodriguez

An elderly person stands outside a building on a sunny day, wearing a white dress, a dark cape, and a tiara. The person is smiling and gesturing with one hand. Behind them is a patterned wall as the city street stretches out to the left—a scene reminiscent of Berkeley Journalism's unique storytelling approach.

Reception & Book Signing: 6:00-7:00 p.m. North Gate Hall Courtyard Lecture: 7:00-8:30 p.m. Room 105 North Gate Hall When Brooklyn-raised photographer Joseph Rodriguez first debuted his body of work shot in Spanish Harlem in the 1980s, it changed the face of documentary photography. Grit, elegy, celebration, pride, lurking cataclysm—all embedded in the portrait of a…

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Spanish Harlem: El Barrio in the '80s by Joseph Rodriguez

An elderly person stands outside a building on a sunny day, wearing a white dress, a dark cape, and a tiara. The person is smiling and gesturing with one hand. Behind them is a patterned wall as the city street stretches out to the left—a scene reminiscent of Berkeley Journalism's unique storytelling approach.

Reception & Book Signing: 6:00-7:00 p.m. North Gate Hall Courtyard Lecture: 7:00-8:30 p.m. Room 105 North Gate Hall When Brooklyn-raised photographer Joseph Rodriguez first debuted his body of work shot in Spanish Harlem in the 1980s, it changed the face of documentary photography. Grit, elegy, celebration, pride, lurking cataclysm—all embedded in the portrait of a…

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Free Berkeley Journalism Showcase at BAMPFA January 22

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🎥 📺 📷 Special Invitation: Free Berkeley Journalism showcase at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive with Edward Wasserman, Monica Lam, Richard Koci Hernandez & Ken Light Jan 22 6:30PM. Come be inspired by the power of visual storytelling: RSVP: http://bit.ly/2BuCN1u. https://bampfa.org/event/visualizing-world-new-reporting-uc-berkeley-journalism-school

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J213 Advanced Photography: Real Eyes

Visual Story Telling-Realeyes Magazine An in-depth documentary story telling class where students will work photographing and investigating problems facing California and its people as well as finding uplifting stories of its communities, and create one in-depth photo documentary project in class, attempting to reduce a tiny area of the moving world to a set of…

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J210 Introduction to Photojournalism

Students will photograph a variety of events/stories to acquire a sense of the range of realities a photographer might encounter on assignment. Students will examine technical aspects of photography — composition, editing and presentation — and will work on weekly assignments that include news, features, sports and environmental portraits. They will also study the history…

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Samantha Clark awarded Jim Marshall Fellowship for Photojournalism

A woman with long brown hair, wearing a sleeveless black top and large hoop earrings, smiles in front of a wooden shingle wall. Samantha Clark, known for her work in photojournalism, radiates confidence as she stands outside the Jim Marshall Fellowship venue.

Second-year student Samantha Clark, a writer, editor, and photographer, has been awarded the third annual Jim Marshall Fellowship for photojournalism. As she kicks off her final year of graduate school, Clark has been focusing on photo editing, which includes working with photographers and overseeing the visual side of the editorial process. “This is an important…

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