Thursday 13 November 2008

Magnum Young Gun Wins

Image copyright Mikhael Subotzky
Magnum nominee Mikhael Subotzkyhttp://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.StaticPage_VPage&SP=photographers_list&l1=0&XXAPXX=SubPanel10 has been awarded this years Eugene Smith Award.http://smithfund.org/aboutfund/overview for his work on crime and punishment in South Africa.
So let me get this right. He's 27 a Magnum nominee and has now been awarded $30,000 by the Eugene Smith Foundation. I'm happy for him honestly I am. And over on the Conscientious bloghttp://www.jmcolberg.com/weblog/ Google group they've been discussing if traditional photojournalism has a future. http://groups.google.com/group/conscientious/browse_thread/thread/a3e7c7860eb28834

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