Through the Lens - 9781032186146

Taylor & Francis

Through the LensThe Pandemic and Black Lives Matter\nAuthor(s): Lauren Walsh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032186146, 978-1032186146\nSynopsis\n2020 was a period of groundbreaking social and political upheaval, in combination with a colossal epidemiological crisisand it urgently redefined the working conditions of photojournalists. The historic 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the devastating Covid-19 pandemic presented unique challenges for photojournalism, forcing photographers into a terrain defined by new ethical, technological, and safety (emotional and physical) concerns, as well as innovative attacks on press freedom. \n\nThrough a series of interviewswith top photographers who covered 2020s biggest crises, as well as key photo editors who grappled with these unprecedented obstacles inside the newsroomThrough the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter unpacks the industrys most critical debates a.