Comments on: Inspiration with a Humanitarian Side

By: Matt Brandon

Matt Brandon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:31:48 +0000

Tim, great links, thanks. I know mediastorm.org, Brian Storm is a real advocate for multimedia work. vewd.org looks like a close second. Very impressive.

By: Isaac Garcia

Isaac Garcia — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:24:54 +0000

Unfortunately, info is pretty sketchy, even in Spanish, with texts little more in length than this: http://www.mdmuk.org.uk/events/luisvaltuenainte...

And if you try to search for just about any of his images, well, they´re dwarfed by the contest´s results. This link contains one of the few images by him you´re likely to find http://actualidad.orange.es/fotos/periodistas-e... (and also, one of the few I´ve seen that got the date of death right).

By: Matt Brandon

Matt Brandon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:05:30 +0000

I realized that 20minutos is not a stand alone site for photojournalism. But the gallery contains some amazing images. The story you relate is quite interesting and make the images even more poignant. Thanks

By: Isaac Garcia

Isaac Garcia — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:33:39 +0000

Just a minor correction.

20minutos.es is not a ” stand-alone site” in itself, it is the online version of a free, daily newspaper. That particular gallery (which they fail to mention what edition represents) is for the annual photojournalism contest put forth by Médecins du Monde.

Luis Valtueña was a Spanish photojournalist that was gunned down in Rwanda among with two other volunteers (a fourth I believe, an American managed to survive loosing “only” a leg) on January 18, 1997. He was an avid mountain biker.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:08:01 +0000

Good stuff! I just completed a course through ppsop.net in documentary photography and found a niche I really enjoy: telling stories through pictures. Some other sites I've found useful include http://www.mediastorm.org, http://vewd.org, and http://www.socialdocumentary.net. Enjoy your trip!