Well Worth a Second Look . . .
Although I’ve already written about this same topic on my blog, I wanted to provide a new
link to the entire series titled “Final Salute,” which was published in the Rocky Mountain News this past year.
Photojournalist Todd Heisler captured the images published in this series of articles with superb skill and an amazing eye.
It’s the best example of truly great photojournalism that I’ve seen in quite a while.
What makes Todd’s work so outstanding is his obvious respect for his subject while still visually communicating much more than what can be put in words.
What’s sad is that unless you’re a photographer who subscribes to a variety of photo publications (such as myself), or you’re a regular reader of the Rocky Mountain News, you probably haven’t seen these images.
If I were teach another college course on journalism, Todd’s work would be the only example I would need to use to instruct my students on what photo journalism is all about. The following link will take you to the PDF version of the entire series of articles. Keep in mind that the quality of images within a PDF document is much less than the original, printed versions, however, you can still easily appreciate just how powerful these images are. Thank you Todd for your outstanding work, and thank you for honoring our Marines.
http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/news/finalSalute/pdf/FinalWhole10mb.PDF
