Edith Shain of Los Angeles says the post-war Alfred Eisenstaedt photo of a sailor kissing a nurse represents all those feelings.  Shain is in the news today, a day before 11/11- Veterans Day.  There are many references out there to who may be who in the iconic image but as I was checking some mail today I saw [...]

This doesn’t happen a whole lot.  Not that it’s rare, mind you.  Here are some front pages from after Tuesday’s election.  Follow the link at the bottom for more.

I work for a small newspaper. Budgets are tight so I’m expected to do the work that many do with several assistants. Yesterday, I was assigned to shoot the first ever Miss Monadnock Beauty Pageant in Wilton. Access was dismal and so was the light in the areas where I was allowed to shoot. After [...]

Photographer Jill Greenberg has caused quite a stir with her cover shot of John McCain for The Atlantic Monthly.  Here’s what the mag has to say.  And as of this posting, here’s the latest.

Look out everyone! I’ve gone on vacation for a couple of days but, don’t worry, I’ll be back…ANND I’m bringing a new photo intern with me.
Mark Turner is his name and he’s a tremendous shooter who’ll add a new layer of storytelling to our publication. He’s a second year student at Brooks [...]

There is a future for newspapers, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.
Actually found this through an industry blog. Mmmmmmm.
-Don Himsel
photo editor

Media access at campaign events, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.
I’m so jealous.
Last week I covered presidential candidate John McCain’s Town Hall
Meeting at Daniel Webster College. A colleague of mine told me after the
event that he and his niece were asked to go up on stage with McCain. I
wasn’t jealous about going onstage, but to the [...]

Trust, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.
We received an email recently from someone inquiring about this image.
Here’s part of the message “…After the emotional impact, I began to
ask questions about it. It came with no attribution. For on example, I
find the lighting to be amazing for a candid news shot. And then there
is the question of [...]

“A hundred eyes”, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.
Sad news.
Photo from Cambodian.com

Don Himsel
photo editor

Nashua students protest for teachers, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.
A photo and video shoot ended quickly for me this morning at Nashua High
School North, as I was asked to leave school property by the principal
after videotaping students protesting outside the school. They were
there early, toting signs in support of the teachers who are negotiating
a new [...]