David Griffin has one of the world's true dream jobs: He's the director of photography for National Geographic magazine. He works with photo editors and photographers to set the visual direction of the magazine -- which in turn raises the bar for photographers around the world.
Griffin offers an intriguing look into the magazine's creative process on his blog, Editor's Pick, where he talks about how the magazine uses its extraordinary photos to tell compelling stories.
What others say
“Photojournalists of David Griffin's quality come along perhaps once a generation.” — Dennis Dimick, executive editor, National Geographic
Summary of Griffin's TED Talk
A light bulb moment refers to a moment of sudden inspiration, revelation, or recognition.
Griffin refers to a 'flashbulb moment'
1. Describe a flashbulb moment
Griffin believes a successful Photojournalists creates images which form an emotional connection with the audience. And the Photojournalist must be able to consistently make this emotional connection regardless of the assigned project. A Photojournalist needs to be respectful of the budget allocated to a project as value for money will ensure repeated contacts.
Consider the Photographic Essays presented throughout this TED Talk and select the one you believe best meets Griffin's criteria for excellence in Photojournalism. Write 100 to 200 words to justify your selection.
a) The elephant in a very small and relatively unknown wildlife sanctuary in Chad, called Zakouma.
b) Dharavi, which is part of Mumbai, India to depict the heart and soul of this slum which is a really major part of the city.
c) Fishing down the food chain in Africa.
d) American wounded soldiers coming out of Iraq and making it through to rehab at home in the US.
e) Life of leopard seals.
Photo Essay: The elephant in a very small and relatively unknown wildlife sanctuary in Chad, called Zakouma.
The photo essay of the herd of elephants, found in a small wildlife sanctuary in Chad, is an amazing piece of photojournalism. The photographer, Nick Nichols, followed the head of the herd and tracked her movements. The photos taken show the large herd living safely within the confines of the wildlife sanctuary. However, as the photos progress the elephants ran into trouble outside of the park in the form of poachers. The elephant they had been tracking and 20 of the same herd were killed. Nick Nichols did a brilliant job of capturing the aftermath of the killings. In Nick Nichols images you can see the dead elephants spread out amongst a reasonably small area. You can see the tusks have been stolen from the elephants before the poachers fled. These images really connect emotionally to the audience and truly instill a feeling of loss and empathy into the viewers. This ability to make your photographs have an emotional connection with their audience is what makes a good photo essay. The ability to do this consistently is what makes a successful photojournalist.
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