John G. Morris
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John Godfrey Morris is a picture editor
.
throughout World War II
. As LIFE's London Picture Editor he was responsible for the coverage of the invasion of France on June 6, 1944 - D-Day
, thus editing the historic photos of Robert Capa
. After the war he became successively the Picture Editor of the U.S. monthly Ladies' Home Journal
, Executive Editor of Magnum Photos
, Assistant Managing Editor for Graphics of The Washington Post
and Picture Editor of The New York Times
. In 1983 he moved to Paris, as the European correspondent of National Geographic. Now a freelance writer and editor, his primary concern is working for peace.
He worked for the weekly picture magazine Life
during World War II. As Life's London Picture Editor he was responsible for the coverage of the invasion of France on June 6, 1944. After the war he worked for Ladies' Home Journal
, Magnum Photos
, The Washington Post
and The New York Times
. He is now a freelance writer and editor.
He is co-author of ROBERT CAPA D-DAY, in French and English (Point de Vues, 2004).
Picture Editor
A picture editor, sometimes known as a photo editor, is a professional who collects, reviews, and chooses photographs and/or illustrations for publication in alignment with preset guidelines. Publications include, but are not limited to, websites, books, magazines, newspapers, art galleries, museum...
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Career
Journalist John Godfrey Morris (1916) has spent a lifetime editing photographs for magazines and newspapers, working with hundreds of photographers, among them the great names of 20th century photography. He worked for the weekly picture magazine LifeLife (magazine)
Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
throughout World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. As LIFE's London Picture Editor he was responsible for the coverage of the invasion of France on June 6, 1944 - D-Day
D-Day
D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar...
, thus editing the historic photos of Robert Capa
Robert Capa
Robert Capa was a Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War...
. After the war he became successively the Picture Editor of the U.S. monthly Ladies' Home Journal
Ladies' Home Journal
Ladies' Home Journal is an American magazine which first appeared on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States...
, Executive Editor of Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo...
, Assistant Managing Editor for Graphics of The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
and Picture Editor of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. In 1983 he moved to Paris, as the European correspondent of National Geographic. Now a freelance writer and editor, his primary concern is working for peace.
He worked for the weekly picture magazine Life
Life (magazine)
Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
during World War II. As Life's London Picture Editor he was responsible for the coverage of the invasion of France on June 6, 1944. After the war he worked for Ladies' Home Journal
Ladies' Home Journal
Ladies' Home Journal is an American magazine which first appeared on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States...
, Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo...
, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
and The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. He is now a freelance writer and editor.
Awards
- 1971 Joseph A. Sprague Memorial Award, National Press Photographers AssociationNational Press Photographers AssociationNPPA is the acronym for the National Press Photographers Association, founded in 1947. The organization is based in Durham, North Carolina and its mostly made up of still photographers, television videographers, editors, and students in the journalism field...
(NPPA) - 1999 International Center of PhotographyInternational Center of PhotographyThe International Center of Photography is a photography museum, school, and research center in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
(ICP ) Writing Award for Get The Picture: A Personal History of Photojournalism - 2002 Professional Achievement Citation University of ChicagoUniversity of ChicagoThe University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
- 2003 Dr. Erich Salomon PrizeDr. Erich Salomon PrizeThe Dr. Erich Salomon Prize is a lifetime achievement award for photojournalists given by the German Society of Photography...
Lifetime Achievement Award for photojournalists by the German Society of Photography - 2004 Prix Bayeux-Calvados des Correspondants de Guerre
- 2009 Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
- 2010 International Center of PhotographyInternational Center of PhotographyThe International Center of Photography is a photography museum, school, and research center in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
(ICP) Lifetime Achievement Award
Publications
His autobiography GET THE PICTURE, A PERSONAL HISTORY OF PHOTOJOURNALISM, was published by Random House in 1998 and republished in paperback by The University of Chicago Press in 2002. It has been translated in French (Éditions de La Martinière, 1999), Italian (Contrasto Due, 2011), Japanese and Polish (Wydanie pierwsze, 2007).He is co-author of ROBERT CAPA D-DAY, in French and English (Point de Vues, 2004).
edited by John G Morris
- Daily Maroon, University of Chicago student newspaper, 1933-37
- Pulse, University of Chicago student magazine, Editor, 1937-38
- LIFE (magazine)Life (magazine)Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
, Editorial Staff, 1939-46 : New York, Los Angeles, Washington, London, Chicago, Paris - Ladies' Home JournalLadies' Home JournalLadies' Home Journal is an American magazine which first appeared on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States...
, Associate Editor (Pictures), 1946-52 - Magnum News Service, Editor, 1961-63
- IPS Contact Sheet (Independent Picture Service), 1973-74
- The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, Assistant Managing Editor (Graphics), 1964-65 - Time/Life Books, editor, 1966-67
- The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Picture Editor, 1967-74; Editor, NYT Pictures, 1975-76 - Quest/77-79, Contributing Editor, 1977-79
- National Geographic, European Correspondent, 1983-89
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- 1946: Photographers Ran the War. Text by John G. Morris. Popular Photography, February 1926.
- 1946: Married Veterans Take Over The Campus. Text by John G. Morris, Photographs by Myron H.Davis. Ladies' Home JournalLadies' Home JournalLadies' Home Journal is an American magazine which first appeared on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States...
, November 1946. - 1947: Tenth Reunion. Text by John G. Morris. University of Chicago Magazine, June 1947.
- 1948: Your America. Text by John G. and Mary Adele Morris. Ladies' Home JournalLadies' Home JournalLadies' Home Journal is an American magazine which first appeared on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States...
, June 1948. - 1948/1949: People are People the World Over. 12 articles by John G. Morris. Ladies' Home JournalLadies' Home JournalLadies' Home Journal is an American magazine which first appeared on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States...
, April 1948 - March 1949. - 1949: The Soul of a Town. Text by John G. Morris. Pageant. December 1949.
- 1950: Confessions of a Picture Editor. Text by John G. Morris. New York. Photo Notes, Spring1950.
- 1950: Let's Make Honest Pictures. Text by John G. Morris. Modern Photography, June 1950.
- 1952: The Face of My Enemy. Text and Photograph by John G. Morris. Pageant, May1952.
- 1954: An Appreciation: Robert CapaRobert CapaRobert Capa was a Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War...
, Werner BischofWerner BischofWerner Bischof was a Swiss photographer and photojournalist.-Early life:Bischof was born in Zürich, Switzerland. When he was six years old, the family moved to Waldshut, Germany, where he subsequently went to school...
. Text by John G. Morris. New York. Infinity, May 1954. - 1954: Magnum PhotosMagnum PhotosMagnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo...
- An International Cooperative. Text by John G. Morris. New York. U.S. Camera, 1954. - 1957: Chim ... was Chim. Text by John G. Morris. London. Photography, January 1957.
- 1957: Magnum. Text by John G. Morris. Popular Photography, September 1957.
- 1957: Tribute. ASMP Picture Annual. Ridge Press. New York. 1957.
- 1957: The World of David SeymourDavid SeymourChim was the pseudonym of David Seymour , a Polish photographer and photojournalist. Born Dawid Szymin in Warsaw to Polish Jewish parents, he became interested in photography while studying in Paris...
. Text by John G. Morris. New York. Infinity, Winter 1957. - 1958: Elliott ErwittElliott ErwittElliott Erwitt is an advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid shots of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings— a master of Henri Cartier-Bresson's "decisive moment"....
. Text by John G. Morris. Lucerne. Camera, March 1958. - 1962: Photographers Don't Think! Text by John G. Morris. Popular Photography, December 1962.
- 1965: Poverty in Perspective. Text by John G. Morris. The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, May 30, 1965. - 1965: Extra, Extra--a Good Picture! Text by John G. Morris. Popular Photography, September 1965.
- 1966: The New Look in Newspapers. Text by John G. Morris. National Press Photographer, June 1966.
- 1966: Great Combat Photos. Text by John G. Morris. Dateline, New York, Overseas Press Club, 1966.
- 1966: Cliff Edom: The Man in Missouri. Text by John G. Morris. Popular Photography, September 1966.
- 1966: Where is the Money in Photography? Text by John G. Morris. Popular Photography, October 1966.
- 1967: And/Or. Preface by John G. Morris. Harper & Row, New York, 1967.
- 1968: The Art of Seeing: A Guide to Travel Photography. Text by John G. Morris. Holiday, March 1968.
- 1970: How to Preserve Past and Present. Text by John G. Morris. The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, June 21, 1970. - 1970: An Editor Speaks Out - From The Other Side Of The Desk. Text by John G. Morris. NPPA, 1970.
- 1972: This We Remember. Text by John G. Morris. Harper's MagazineHarper's MagazineHarper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts, with a generally left-wing perspective. It is the second-oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. . The current editor is Ellen Rosenbush, who replaced Roger Hodge in January 2010...
. September 1972. - 1974: How Not to Sell Your Pictures. Text by John G. Morris. Popular Photography, January 1974.
- 1976: World Press Photo 1976. Foreword for annual publication by John G. Morris. World Press Photo 1976, Amsterdam, Teleboek bv., 1976
- 1977: Eliot PorterEliot PorterEliot Furness Porter was an American photographer best known for his color photographs of nature.-Early life:...
, André KertészAndré KertészAndré Kertész , born Kertész Andor, was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay. In the early years of his career, his then-unorthodox camera angles and style prevented his work from gaining wider recognition...
, Henri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography...
, Peter MagubanePeter Magubane-Early life:He was born in Vrededorp, now Pageview, a suburb in Johannesburg and grew up in Sophiatown. He started taking some photographs using a Kodak Brownie box camera as a schoolboy....
. Profiles for each of them by John G. Morris. Quest/77 et seq., Beginning in 1977. - 1982: John G. Morris: A Photographic Memoir. Text by John G. Morris. Exposure, Society for Photographic EducationSociety for photographic educationThe Society for Photographic Education is a nonprofit membership organization that provides a forum for the discussion of photography and related media as a means of creative expression and cultural insight...
, Spring 1982. - 1983: A Century Old, the Wonderful Brooklyn Bridge. Text by John G. Morris, Photographs by Donal F. Holway. National Geographic, May 1983.
- 1985: W. Eugene SmithW. Eugene SmithWilliam Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist known for his refusal to compromise professional standards and his brutally vivid World War II photographs.- Life and work :...
, Let Truth Be the Prejudice. Illustrated biography by Ben Maddow; Afterword by John G. Morris. Aperture, 1985. - 1986: FD Paris 1986. Introductory Chapter of Fodor's 1986 Travel Guide to Paris by John G Morris. Fodor's,1985.
- 1998: Get the Picture: A Personal History of Photojournalism. Autobiographical Book by John G.Morris. First Edition, Random House,1998. ISBN 0-226-53914-8 Second Edition, University of Chicago Press, 2002. Foreword by William H. McNeillWilliam H. McNeillWilliam Hardy McNeill is an American world historian and author and is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1947.-Biography:...
, Afterword by John G Morris. ISBN 9780226539140 - 2004: How LIFE Covered D-Day. Text by John G Morris, International Herald TribuneInternational Herald TribuneThe International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international newspaper. It combines the resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times and is printed at 38 sites throughout the world, for sale in more than 160 countries and territories...
. June 6, 2004. - 2004: Henri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography...
: The Photographer, The Artist, And My Friend. Text for Cover Story by John G. Morris. News Photographer, September 2004. - 2004: Robert CapaRobert CapaRobert Capa was a Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War...
: D-DayD-DayD-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar...
. Texts by Robert Capa and John G. Morris. Point de Vues, 2004. ISBN 97829516020736 - 2010: MoMA: Cartier-Bresson, Visionary. Online Article by John G. Morris. Vanity FairVanity Fair (magazine)Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
, April 2010. - 2010: Enough is Enough. Photoessay by John G. Morris. Frontline ClubFrontline ClubThe Frontline Club is a media club near London's Paddington Station. With a strong emphasis on conflict reporting, it aims to champion independent journalism, provide an effective platform from which to support diversity and professionalism in the media, promote safe practice, and encourage both...
Broadsheet, Winter 2010. - 2011: Depression or Recession? Parallels with 1929. Article by John G. Morris. INSEADINSEADINSEAD is an international graduate business school and research institution. It has campuses in Europe , Asia , and the Middle East , as well as a research center in Israel...
Knowledge, June 2011. - 2011: Robert CapaRobert CapaRobert Capa was a Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War...
- Traces d'une Légende. Preface by John G. Morris. Bernard Lebrun and Michel Lefebvre. Éditions de la Martinière, Paris France. 2011.
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- 1970: John Morris´ Changing Times. Text by Robert Warner. Editor & PublisherEditor & PublisherEditor & Publisher is a monthly magazine covering the North American newspaper industry. It is based in New York City. E&P calls itself "America's Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry" and describes itself on its website as "the authoritative journal covering all aspects of the North...
, June 13, 1970. - 1972: A Talk with John Morris. Text by Mark Jury. New York Photographer, June/July 1972.
- 1974: The Last Happy Band of Brothers. Text by James Baker HallJames Baker HallJames Baker Hall was an American poet, novelist, photographer and teacher.- Biography :James Baker Hall was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1935. He was raised in a southern family of means and social standing, only to have a family scandal turn tragic when he was eight years old...
. Esquire (magazine)Esquire (magazine)Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
. April 1974. - 1975: The Picture Picker. Text by Sarah Webb Barrell. Camera 35, March 1975.
- 1976: Magnum: Image and Reality. Text by Harvey V. Fondiller. 35mm Photography, Winter 1976.
- 1972: A Talk with John Morris. Text by Mark Jury. New York Photographer, June/July 1972.
- 1998: Nieman Reports: Get the Picture - A Personal History of Photojournalism. Edited excerpts from the Autobiography. The Nieman Foundation for JournalismNieman Foundation for JournalismThe Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is the primary journalism institution at Harvard. It was founded in 1938 as the result of a $1 million bequest by Agnes Wahl Nieman, the widow of Lucius W. Nieman, founder of The Milwaukee Journal...
at Harvard. Summer 1998. - 2006: Flying Short Course: Evolving Newspapers Are Pushing Photojournalists For Video. Text by Marianne Fulton. National Press Photographers AssociationNational Press Photographers AssociationNPPA is the acronym for the National Press Photographers Association, founded in 1947. The organization is based in Durham, North Carolina and its mostly made up of still photographers, television videographers, editors, and students in the journalism field...
NPPA, October 21st, 2006. - 2007: Picture Perfectionist. Article by Robin Stummer. The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, January 8th, 2007. page 7. - 2007: Paris match: Photo editor John Morris finds a home for a lifetime of words and images. Article by Mary Ruth Yoe. Photo by Dan Dry. University of Chicago Magazine, May/June '07 Vol.99 Issue 5, 2007.
- 2007: Interview: John G. Morris. Online Interview by Ignácio Aronovich. Lost Art, 2007.
- 2009: John G. Morris Awarded Légion d’ Honneur in Paris. Online Article by National Press Photographers AssociationNational Press Photographers AssociationNPPA is the acronym for the National Press Photographers Association, founded in 1947. The organization is based in Durham, North Carolina and its mostly made up of still photographers, television videographers, editors, and students in the journalism field...
NPPA, Photos by Peter TurnleyPeter TurnleyPeter Turnley is a photojournalist known for documenting the human condition and current events. Over the past two decades, he has traveled to eighty-five countries and covered nearly every major news event of international significance. His photographs have been featured on the cover of Newsweek...
. May 2009 - 2009: John G. Morris: An Interview with the Most Influential and Experienced Photo Editor in History. Interview and Photos by José Manuel Serrano Esparza. El Rectangulo en la Mano, September 12th, 2009.
- 2009: Eyewitness to history - Editor John Morris presided over the Rise of Photojournalism. Article by Robert Marquand, The Christian Science MonitorThe Christian Science MonitorThe Christian Science Monitor is an international newspaper published daily online, Monday to Friday, and weekly in print. It was started in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist. As of 2009, the print circulation was 67,703.The CSM is a newspaper that covers...
, September 27th, 2009. - 2010: Picking the Images that Symbolized an Era. Interview by Cathy Nolan, Photo by Dana Maitec. Paris Magazine, Jan/Feb 2010.
- 2010: John G. Morris: The living history of photojournalism. Article by Kelly Ramundo. El País, May 8th, 2010.
- 2010: Living Legend Photo Editor John G. Morris is bestowed the 2010 ICP Lifetime Achievement Award. Online Article and Photos by José Manuel Serrano Esparza. El Rectangulo en la Mano, May 10th, 2010.
- 2010: Parlez-moi d´images : Le Meilleur du Monde. Conversation with Dimitri Beck, Polka Magazine No. 11, Winter 2010/2011.
- 2011: Imprint of a Tumultuous Century. Article in NewsweekNewsweekNewsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
, May 2nd, 2010. - 2011: Get the Picture: The great master of photo-journalism tells his tale. Article by Andrea Zappa. Vogue ItaliaVogue ItaliaVogue Italia is the Italian edition of Vogue magazine. Owned by Condé Nast International, it is the least commercial of all editions of Vogue magazine and has been called the top fashion magazine in the world....
, June 28th, 2011. - 2011: Professione Reporter: Le Memorie Del Più Grande Photo Editor Del Secolo. Article by Antonella Barina. Il Venerdì, la RepubblicaLa Repubblicala Repubblica is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. Founded in 1976 in Rome by the journalist Eugenio Scalfari, as of 2008 is the second largest circulation newspaper, behind the Corriere della Sera.-Foundation:...
, July 8th, 2011. - 2011: La leggenda della Magnum. Article by Giuseppe Culicchia. La StampaLa StampaLa Stampa is one of the best-known, most influential and most widely sold Italian daily newspapers. Published in Turin, it is distributed in Italy and other European nations. The current owner is the Fiat Group.-History:...
, August 6th, 2011. - 2011: Quegli scatti che fermano la Storia. Article by Giuseppe Montesano. Il MattinoIl MattinoIl Mattino is an Italian daily newspaper, founded in 1892 in Naples, Italy, by the journalists Eduardo Scarfoglio and Matilde Serao.Based on 2008 survey data from Accertamenti Diffusione Stampa, Il Mattino is the most read daily newspaper in Campania, and one of the most read in southern...
, August 24th, 2011.
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- 1987: Unterwegs. Werner BischofWerner BischofWerner Bischof was a Swiss photographer and photojournalist.-Early life:Bischof was born in Zürich, Switzerland. When he was six years old, the family moved to Waldshut, Germany, where he subsequently went to school...
- Photograph 51/52. Film by René Baumann and Marco Bischof. b/w, 50min. Switzerland, 1987. - 1989: W. Eugene SmithW. Eugene SmithWilliam Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist known for his refusal to compromise professional standards and his brutally vivid World War II photographs.- Life and work :...
- Photography Made Difficult. Film by Kirk Morris. Phaidon, 89 min. USA, 1989. - 1999: Booknotes - John G. Morris: Get The Picture. Interview by Brian LambBrian LambBrian Patrick Lamb is the founder and chief executive officer of C-SPAN, a television network dedicated to coverage of government proceedings and public affairs. Born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana, Lamb earned a degree from Purdue University before joining the United States Navy...
. C-SPANC-SPANC-SPAN , an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable television network that offers coverage of federal government proceedings and other public affairs programming via its three television channels , one radio station and a group of websites that provide streaming...
. October 1st, 1999. - 2000: Chosen People. Documentary about the 12 People are People the World Over families. Directed by Seona Robertson (Caledonia, Sterne and Wyld). BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, 2000. - 2004: Taking the Beach. Documentary by John Giannini. ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
Nightline, 2004. - 2010: John G. Morris- Eleven Frames. Documentary Film by Douglas Sloan, USA, 2010.
- 2010: In the Picture Exclusive with John G. Morris: Never Again?. Frontline ClubFrontline ClubThe Frontline Club is a media club near London's Paddington Station. With a strong emphasis on conflict reporting, it aims to champion independent journalism, provide an effective platform from which to support diversity and professionalism in the media, promote safe practice, and encourage both...
Talk by John G. Morris (available as Podcast). Frontline ClubFrontline ClubThe Frontline Club is a media club near London's Paddington Station. With a strong emphasis on conflict reporting, it aims to champion independent journalism, provide an effective platform from which to support diversity and professionalism in the media, promote safe practice, and encourage both...
London, October 2010. - 2011: The True Value of PhotojournalismPhotojournalismPhotojournalism is a particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism...
. Radio Interview with John G. Morris, BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
World Radio, April 2011. - 2011: Photo editor John G. Morris remembers D-DayD-DayD-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar...
. Interview with John G. Morris, France 24France 24France 24 is an international news and current affairs television channel. The service is aimed at the overseas market, similar to BBC World News, DW-TV, NHK World and RT, and broadcast through satellite and cable operators throughout the world. During 2010 the channel started broadcasting through...
, June 2011.