#238 IMAGES OF COURAGE, ENDURANCE AND DEFIANCE
British photojournalist Tom Stoddart on his new book Extraordinary Women, a photographic collection that salutes the resilience and courage of women through times of war, poverty and hardship. With fifty years behind the lens, Tom also shares some home truths about the business of photojournalism, why it's an exciting yet challenging time for picture makers, reinvention and the changing landscape. He revisits some of his most important pictures and talks of his time working with the late respected front line journalist Marie Colvin.
Patron of the Day today is Andrew Higgins and I thought he perfectly fits the bill today when you consider the conversation to come in terms of photojournalism. Andrew’s been a professional photographer for the best part of forty years as a newspaper photographer, working on local papers in Surrey, West London, North Yorkshire and Gloucestershire, both staff and freelance, plus a very short dabble on 'Fleet Street'. At present, he’s a staff photographer with a small, busy editorial and commercial photo agency, based in the Cotswolds and I think you’ll enjoy taking a snoop around his site and then Instagram to get an understand of a photographer whose repertoire is certainly very varied. Join our growing supporter base and be a part of the show at Patron. And see our Facebook support group and Instagram.
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