Among the great web links I've been saving for awhile are two specials on The Poynter Institute's terrific website dedicated to the National Press Photographer's Association 2003 Best of Photojournalism and Photojournalism on the Web awards.
With online connection speeds steadily crawling out of the dark ages, dynamic presentation of multimedia is starting to do justice to great work. And yet another form of communication is changed forever.
Among the highlights...
News Picture Stories — Barry Gutierrez's series of first-place photos on the devastating Colorado fires are breathtaking, and Cherie Diez's "A Year in the Life of an Alzheimer's Support Group" is altogether heartbreaking and inspirational.
Team Sports Action — The Packers and Buccaneers play rough, but the caption doesn't indicate whether the pictured punch occurred after Warren Sapp's controversial knockout hit on Chad Clifton.
Magazine News — WARNING: VERY GRAPHIC. Horrifying images of death in the Middle East lead this section.
Magazine Feature — My favorite photo of the year (shown above), depicting a 4-year-old being screened at an airport on his way to Disney World, captures post-9/11 America so simply and poignantly.
Other Web Finds
• The Dullest Blog in the World — I know some blogs that could give this a run for its money, and I'd often thought about posting my own phony blog post with the most mundane, personal minutiae that could be of no interest to anyone. Even the comments on this tongue-in-cheek suck, which I thank all of you for not littering my site with. I am really pleased that the comments you leave are often just as worth reading as my posts. Almost.
• Flag-o-Rama! — From Tires of Pride to the Hammer of Justice to the Tampons of Glory, this site is chock full of patriotic items for fanatical flagwavers. Funny, yes, but what's wrong with a little pride in your democratic way of life?
• Test Your Urinal Etiquette — A Flash game that tests your knowledge of the appropriate urinal to pee at based on the number and position of other people in the men's room. I perfected the strategy about 10 years ago when I read about it in a Dave Barry book, but it may be new to some of you. Pay attention!
• Babes Behind Bars - the Women in Prison Flicks — Man, I haven't seen one of these since Joe Bob Briggs stopped doing Drive-In Theater on The Movie Channel. (He did stop, right?) The one thing about female cons that I learned from the movies: they're all hot! (Thanks, Marc)
• How to Pull a Sick Day — Stuff on how to fake back pain, tonsillitis and more. The best one to work for me is one in the list: ate bad seafood. Who's boss is going to ask for more details on you barfing scallops all night? Just don't say you have the Irish flu.
• The Hall of Douchebags — Nearly 500 band images of musicians that never made it. And after you see the photos, you'll know why.
I like that urinal test. It should be a requirement before anyone is hired in a large office. While we're at it, there needs to be a toilet test as well. When I go in for #2 and there's no one else in there, why is it that the next person in has to use the stall next to me when there's 3 others to choose from?
Posted by robbie at April 16, 2003 10:57 AM