In the New Media World, Photographers Who Embrace Change Will Succeed
16.10.09
By Wayne Ford
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
– Thomas Edison“…Consider a recent portrait by photographer Jonathan Worth of science fiction writer and Boing Boing co-editor Cory Doctorow.
Jonathan’s portrait was annotated by Doctorow to allow the viewer to explore the writer’s study — combining the image with words to identify the books on Doctorow’s shelves and the personal objects on his desk.
When Jonathan showed this portrait to me, I began to wonder how this approach might be integrated into one of my company’s online magazines. I am continuing to explore this possibility through discussions with editors.
That conversation may lead nowhere, but it is the dialogue itself that will ensure the media’s long-term survival — and the success of photojournalists and others.
Find those 10,000 ways that don’t work, and we’ll ultimately find the ones that do…”
Extract from blackstar.com
Contact Jonathan Worth
Jonathan works from London and New York as a freelance commercial photographer. His work has appeared in numerous publications and exhibitions, most recently on permanent collection at the National Portrait Gallery.
All current exhibition work and his extensive archive of commissioned portraits are available upon request. Most are available as Limited Edition Prints.
His work developing new and sustainable working practices has won acclaim from a wide audience, as have his lectures; both on his work, and on levering the social web.
It was in recognition of this work that in 2009 Jonathan was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts.
Please contact him directly:
+44 (0)7900 801 430
mail@jonathanworth.com
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Jonathan blogs at New Photographics:
newphotographics.org/
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Limited edition prints available at:
jDubbyah.etsy.com
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