Around the Lens

By David J. Murphy

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Around the Lens is a weekly round table discussion show dedicated to news, topics and gear related to photojournalism, broadcast journalism, documentary film making and visual journalism. Learn more about the show at www.aroundthelens.com.

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Around the Lens episodes:

03.03.2024
AtL Interview - Anthony Dawton - Edge of Hope
Renowned commericial photographer Anthony Dawton speaks about his latest book Edge of Hope: The Rohingya Refugee Camp at Cox's Bazar. To purchase this book and support the effort to help the Rohingyan refugees, click here: https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/edge-of-hope/ --- Send in a voice...
11.25.2021
AtL 252 - Shooting the Breeze
David J. Murphy, Zach D. Roberts and Mark Doyle discuss consent, Thanksgiving, Black Friday deals and Mark and Zach's recent work. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aroundthelens/message
11.24.2021
AtL 251 - Return to Form
On this week's episode of Around the Lens, episode 251, the first episode in a year, David J. Murphy, Zach Roberts and Matthew Callahan discuss various topics related to the world of visual information. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aroundthelens/message
10.02.2021
AtL Interview - Anthony Dawton
On this week's episode we interview Anthony Dawton, an award winning London based photographer with extensive experience of working overseas for NGOs, photographing in refugee camps and disaster areas. Anthony is also the author of Not London, a photo book...
06.03.2021
AtL - In a Flash - June 3, 2021
Travis and Dave talk about the week's photo and video news. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aroundthelens/message
05.24.2021
AtL In a Flash for May 24, 2021
Travis and Dave talk about the weeks photo and video news. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aroundthelens/message
05.10.2021
AtL - In a Flash - May 10, 2021
Travis and Dave talk about photo and video news of the week from May 10, 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aroundthelens/message
05.09.2021
AtL - Depth of Field - Life After Military for a Visual Journalist
On this month's episode of Depth of Field we welcome four former service members who each worked in the visual journalism career field, Michael Strand, Matthew Callahan, Bennie J. Davis III, Brien Aho. Hear them talk about their experience in...
05.03.2021
AtL - In a Flash - May 3, 2021
Travis and Dave talk news from the world of photo, video and tech. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aroundthelens/message
04.25.2021
AtL In a Flash for April 26, 2021
Travis and Dave discuss the week's photo and video news. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aroundthelens/message
04.19.2021
AtL - In a Flash for April 19, 2021
Around the Lens presents In a Flash, our weekly news show with David J. Murphy and Travis Keyes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aroundthelens/message
04.12.2021
AtL - Depth of Field - Concert Photography - BONUS SEGMENT
After the episode was over the guests of the AtL Depth of Field - Concert Photography talked for about an hour about a variety of topics. The conversation was so stimulating that we turned it into a whole other episode. ---...
03.14.2021
AtL - Depth of Field - Concert Photography
Around the Lens presents Depth of Field, a monthly panel discussion podcast featuring experts from the world of photography, filmmaking and visual journalism. Each month, different panelists will discuss issues and topics that are important to those in our career...
02.15.2021
AtL Photo Flip - Episode 1 - Geoff Livingston
Around the Lens and 10 Frames Per Second are proud to present a new joint effort focused on discussing everything related to photo books called Photo Flip. Each month we'll bring on new authors, collectors and industry insiders to discuss...
02.04.2021
AtL - Depth of Field - Covering COVID
Bruce Byers (www.brucebyers.com), host a panel discussion about covering the COVID virus with Prof. William Snyder, Interim Program Director, Advertising Photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Photographic Arts & Sciences, and two students from RIT, Traci Westcott...
01.09.2021
AtL: In a Flash for Jan. 8, 2020
On this week's episode of Around the Lens: In a Flash, a weekly video, photo and visual journalism news show, Travis Keyes and David J. Murphy discuss the top stories of 2020, new copyright law, our predictions for 2021, Canon...
12.19.2020
AtL In a Flash - 2020 12 18
Women Photograph chooses their photos of the year www.womenphotograph.com Dell XPS 17 Review https://petapixel.com/2020/12/12/dell-xps-17-review-a-photo-editing-powerhouse-with-a-stunning-display/ Resolutions/52-week Photo Challenge https://www.clondon.me/blog/52weeks0 Adobe’s Earnings Soar, It Plans to Invest Further in A.I. Editing https://petapixel.com/2020/12/11/as-adobes-earnings-soar-it-plans-to-invest-further-in-a-i-editing/ Adobe tries to re-earn trust...
12.11.2020
In a Flash - December 11, 2020
Travis Keyes and David J. Murphy discuss the photo news of the week. Arecibo Observatory Verizon Positions its New Unlimited Cloud Storage as a Google Photos Replacement Camera Battery Reinvented AP publishes best photos of 2020 This Device Can Charge Four Different Camera Batteries at...
12.04.2020
In a Flash - December 4, 2020
Check out the newest show from Around the Lens called In a Flash, a news show dedicated to news about the photography, photojournalism, videography and filmmaking communities. This week's episode is hosted by David J. Murphy (www.djmphoto.com) and Travis W....
11.16.2020
AtL Interview - Craig Stadler
Interview with Craig Stadler, founder of www.peteyvid.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aroundthelens/message
11.11.2020
AtL 250 - To Be Continued
0:00 – Musical Intro 0:20 – Dave's Intro 1:06 – Talking about Zach Roberts 1:53 – Talking about Ron Hamilton 5:06 – Talking about Travis Keyes 7:17 – Talking about Evelyn Hockstein 10:55 – Evelyn chooses a mirrorless camera 14:10 – Guest 1 – Mike “Sharky” James 15:23...
11.03.2020
AtL 249 - Penultimate
Guests: J.M. Giordano, Daniel Dreifuss Topics: Following Investigation, Magnum Photos Suspends David Alan Harvey for One Year Megadap, world’s first AF adaptor for manual lenses Is a printed portfolio really necessary? This photographer shows his process for creating a printed portfolio, but at the...
10.29.2020
AtL 248 - Reeducation
Guest: Bruce Byers Topics: Photoshop unveils new AI features Photoshops new AI portrait features allow for dynamic and dramatic manipulation of faces to include the ability to change the direction the face is looking, the direction the eyes are looking, the age...
10.20.2020
AtL 247 - What Would Pete Do
Topics: Nikon Z6 II, Z7 II – Worth the upgrade? A Frame by Frame account – – It’s rare that we see another visual journalists frames from the photoshoot. What do the 71 frames from the recent Denver protest shooting tell us...
10.12.2020
AtL 246 - Learning Through Mistakes
Guests: Josh Edelson - https://twitter.com/joshedelson- https://edelsonphotography.com/- https://www.instagram.com/joshedelson... Chris Stoltz - https://www.instagram.com/stoltz_photos/- https://christopherstoltz.com/ Topics: Nikon – Let’s talk about the upcoming nikon announcements. More Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II rumored specifications Snappr – Let’s talk about this new photographer on demand service. https://www.snappr.com/ Mistakes – Check...
10.05.2020
AtL 245 - Complete Hipocracy
Guests: Alex Tetreault, Seth Porges Topics: Engineer makes ultrarealistic recreations of real world enviromments An engineer made ultrarealistic setting for practicing photography in his free time. What do we think of these creations? Could this type of product be used as...
09.29.2020
AtL 244 - Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Guest: Jenn Ackerman Topic 1: Estee Lauder Hires ISS for Photoshoot The International Space Station is now open to commercialism and space tourists with the introduction of the first product ad being photographed on the space station for $128,000. What are...
09.21.2020
AtL 243 - The First One is Free
Guest – Brad Smith Topic – Photographing Pro Wrestling Pro wrestling is a interesting subject matter to cover. Part stage play, part athletic showcase, part circus show. What are some things to consider before photographing a match? What is the hardest...
09.14.2020
AtL 242 - Meaningless Debate
Guest: Maysun News – Freelance Photographers Now Exempt from CA’s Controversial AB 5 California Gov. Gavin Newsome recently signed a law to prevent freelance photographers from having to be considered employees if a company hires them too many times. Is this...
09.10.2020
AtL 241 - Two for the Price of One
Guests: B.A. Van Sise, Graeme Jennings, David Butow Topic – Political Photography Let’s talk about covering political photography in D.C. and how it has changed in the past decade. What have been the biggest changes in the past 10 years? How has...
09.10.2020
AtL 240 - Under the Sea
Guest: Jennifer Osborne News: Google Images’ “Licensable” Badge Lets Photographers Sell Their Work Google is testing a new licensing badge in Google Images to allow people to buy a license for an image directly through the search tool. Do you think this is...
09.10.2020
AtL Interview - Seth Porges
Seth Porges, co-director and producer of HBO Max-exclusive documentary Class Action Park, sat down to talk to Around the Lens host David J. Murphy about his life and career, the making of the film and making a documentary in general. ---...
08.21.2020
AtL 239 – Privacy Confidential
Guest: Camila Falcão News – Photographer Faces Backlash for Voyeuristic Images of Strangers’ Text Communications Photographer takes pictures of people cell phone screens while they are texting…fair game or over the line? Topic – Volvo in Legal Battle After Stealing...
08.17.2020
AtL 238 – Where is the Line?
Topic 1: Journalism or Child Abuse? Topic 2: Dorothea Lange Imagery Showcased Without choosing migrant mother, which of Dorothea Lange’s imagery stands out to you the most and sticks with you? Which images have the most impact? Topic 3: High...
08.07.2020
AtL 237 – Everything Stacy
Guest: Stacy Pearsall – http://www.stacypearsall.com/, http://www.veteransportraitproject.com/, https://everythingstacy.com/ Topic 1: Everything Stacy Stacy Pearsall makes her second appearance on AtL, her first being on episode 14, to discuss her new podcast Everything with Stacy Pearsall. This autobiographical podcast is essential Stacy’s...
08.03.2020
AtL 236 – Golden Age
Guest: Rehab Eldalil Topic 1: Are we in the golden age of visual journalism? Topic 2: Is the World Press Photo organization institutionally racist? Topic 3: Should the media be forced to turn over their content to police in the pursuit...
07.24.2020
AtL 235 – AP + SONY = PAY SON
Guest: Hannah Kozak Topics: NYC Has Proposed New Rules for the Press PassWhat do we think of these new rules?Whether or not we work in NYC, how do you think these rules changes might permeate throughout the industry? AP to...
07.20.2020
AtL 234 – Threesome Time
Guests: Isadora Kosofsky, Senior Love Triangle Topics: Sony A7SIII Debut Announced– In a completely unsurprising turn of events, Sony has announced the announcement date for the A7SIII. The long awaited sequel to the A7SII has a highly imaginative list of...
07.13.2020
AtL 233 – Canon Ball
Guest – Timothy Floyd Topics – Canon Released the R5 and R6, Let’s Talk About These Cameras and Everything Else That Was Announced Photographer Sues Virginia, Says New Law Could ‘Force’ Him to Shoot Same-Sex Weddings In the never ending...
07.07.2020
AtL 232 – Journalism Under Attack
Guests: Andrea Hernández, Noah Berger Topics: Fuji Unveils Plan to Make Ambassador Program More Diverse and InclusiveJournalism Under AttackRacism in the Newsroom --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aroundthelens/message
06.28.2020
AtL 231 – Bill of Rights or Bill of Wrongs?
Topics: Happy National Camera DayToday is National Camera Day, how will you be celebrating? Photo Bill of RightsA collective of some of the largest players in the visual journalism industry recently came together and released what they’re calling the Photo...
06.22.2020
AtL 230 – Protest Fatigue
Guest: Tara Pixley Topics: Are Still Covering the Protests?– Protests against police brutality have been going strong for weeks, but if you’ve avoided them, or just live in another country, are they still as prevalent as they once were? If...
06.12.2020
AtL 229 – Consent
Guests: Rosa Panggabean Topics: Consent in Photojournalism Do we worry about consent when doing our work? If so, how much do you focus on consent when you’re shooting? Do you strictly adhere and ensure you don’t shoot a person at...
06.05.2020
Covering the ReOpen Protests with John Rudoff
This week, for Aroundthelens.com and Visu.News, Zach D. Roberts spoke to photojournalist John Rudoff. John is a photojournalist who has been working in the industry for several decades covering activism, music and theater and many foreign stories such as refugees...
06.03.2020
AtL 228 – Insurance is Your Friend
Guests: Claire Thomas, Jennifer Osborne Topics: Black Lives Matter Protests – How have we been covering the protests? – What has our experience been?– What drives us to risk our lives and health to cover a protest? Teen Vogue is...
05.28.2020
AtL 227 – Soooo Tired
Guest: Julie Dermansky, Desmog Blog Topics: Topic 1 – The End of Social Media The president has discussed the possibility of imposing strict restrictions on social media. What are our thoughts on the end of social media as a construct....
05.27.2020
AtL Interview – Robert Roth
I had the opportunity to get school’d on drone law in New York City by media lawyer Robert Roth. We discussed in detail the laws surrounding drone flying in and around NYC and how breaking the law can truly affect...
05.23.2020
AtL 226 – The End is Nigh
Guest: Eva Verbeeck Topics: The End of the Photographer? The End of the Camera? Olympus is backing out of the camera industry in S. Korea. What does this news mean for the larger industry? Could we see a larger contraction...
05.15.2020
AtL 225 – Droning On
Guest: Jamie Rose Topics: Drone again flys where it isn’t supposed to Photographer and Subjects Get Fined for Breaking Stay at Home Order Let’s Discuss the Winners of the Pulitzer Breaking News Photography Awarded to the photography staff of Reuters...
05.09.2020
AtL 224 – If It’s Free, It’s For Me!
Topics: Photography Life Released their Pair Photo Course for Free Take one of the courses from Photography Life? What did you think of it? Would you have paid for it? Even free, do you think these courses are worth your...

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Around the Lens episodes:

AtL Interview - Anthony Dawton - Edge of Hope

AtL 252 - Shooting the Breeze

AtL 251 - Return to Form

AtL Interview - Anthony Dawton

AtL - In a Flash - June 3, 2021

AtL In a Flash for May 24, 2021

AtL - In a Flash - May 10, 2021

AtL - Depth of Field - Life After Military for a Visual Journalist

AtL - In a Flash - May 3, 2021

AtL In a Flash for April 26, 2021

AtL - In a Flash for April 19, 2021

AtL - Depth of Field - Concert Photography - BONUS SEGMENT

AtL - Depth of Field - Concert Photography

AtL Photo Flip - Episode 1 - Geoff Livingston

AtL - Depth of Field - Covering COVID

AtL: In a Flash for Jan. 8, 2020

AtL In a Flash - 2020 12 18

In a Flash - December 11, 2020

In a Flash - December 4, 2020

AtL Interview - Craig Stadler

AtL 250 - To Be Continued

AtL 249 - Penultimate

AtL 248 - Reeducation

AtL 247 - What Would Pete Do

AtL 246 - Learning Through Mistakes

AtL 245 - Complete Hipocracy

AtL 244 - Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

AtL 243 - The First One is Free

AtL 242 - Meaningless Debate

AtL 241 - Two for the Price of One

AtL 240 - Under the Sea

AtL Interview - Seth Porges

AtL 239 – Privacy Confidential

AtL 238 – Where is the Line?

AtL 237 – Everything Stacy

AtL 236 – Golden Age

AtL 235 – AP + SONY = PAY SON

AtL 234 – Threesome Time

AtL 233 – Canon Ball

AtL 232 – Journalism Under Attack

AtL 231 – Bill of Rights or Bill of Wrongs?

AtL 230 – Protest Fatigue

AtL 229 – Consent

Covering the ReOpen Protests with John Rudoff

AtL 228 – Insurance is Your Friend

AtL 227 – Soooo Tired

AtL Interview – Robert Roth

AtL 226 – The End is Nigh

AtL 225 – Droning On

AtL 224 – If It’s Free, It’s For Me!