Alison Stieven-Taylor

Photojournalism Now: Round Up July 2025 I know. It's been a while since there's been a Photojournalism Now: Round Up post. Why? Because life is messy, busy, and I'm learning to not over extend myself (and that's been a big lesson). In fact, learning to say 'no,' to myself and others, has been super challenging and liberating. For the first time in 7 years, I am not working on my PhD...because I completed it last year and am now a newly minted Doctor of Philosophy!

Photojournalism Now: Round Up July 2025

I know. It's been a while since there's been a Photojournalism Now: Round Up post. Why? Because life is messy, busy, and I'm learning to not over extend myself (and that's been a big lesson). In fact, learning to say 'no,' to myself and others, has been…

Photographer Juno Gemes new book Until Justice Comes provides an unprecedented historical documentation of Australia’s First Nation People’s fight for justice over 50 years.

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RIP Sebastião Salgado an extraordinary documentary photographer. I had the enormous privilege of interviewing Salgado in 2013 when his epic book Genesis was released. Today L'Oeil de la Photographie has republished my story as part of their tribute.

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You won’t find these on the shelf. Newspapers print an AI-generated reading list with fake books. Ah, summer. The perfect time to get lost in a romantasy — or finally pick up Proust or Middlemarch. The Chicago Sun-Times, the city's second-biggest newspaper, recommended some summer books to its re...

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Quote of the week: “My view towards AI has become ‘if you didn’t take the time to write it, I won’t take the time to read it. It’s just asinine at this point, we’re drowning in absolute meaningless garbage.”

Come along Thursday, 20 February to Readings Carlton for the launch of Juno Gemes new book Until Justice Comes. It’ll be a night of fabulous storytelling. RSVP now.

YouTube video by E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation Listening to the Quiet with Harrison Ford - 2025

I thought to share this beautiful video about our connection with nature… with Harrison Ford narrating:

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Looking forward to reviewing this amazing body of work by documentary photographer Juno Gemes for Australian Book Review @junogemes_photo_

Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 20 December 2024 2024 has been a year of great personal loss and also amazing achievement, the highs and lows of life in full technicolour. Nevertheless, as we wind toward the year’s close and I look back, I …

The final Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up for 2024 is live. Happy holidays, everyone.

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Quills - Judging Criteria Read the conditions of entry and criteria for the 30th Quill awards

I'm excited to Chair the Melbourne Press Club's photojournalism judging panel for the 30th Quill Awards. There are three photography categories: features, news and sports. Entries are now open and close at 5 pm on Monday, 27 January. See link for details.

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GOST Books : Adam Ferguson : Big Sky - The Eye of Photography Magazine Une grande partie de la population australienne s’accroche au littoral. Pourtant, nous sommes fascinés par « l’outback », un lieu romancé et mystique à la

I reviewed photojournalist Adam Ferguson‘s first monograph Big Sky, a thoughtful, nuanced visual portrayal of the Australian outback. It was published today in the French English journal L’Oeil de la Photographie/The Eye of Photography

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Enjoy your well earned break. I too have a long list of non-work to dos 🤩 Thank goodness for holidays.

For educators interested in visual communication, check out my review of the book Visual Citizenship in the latest edition of Public Relations inquiry

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AANZCA 2024 wraps after three days of really fascinating discussions around the concept of “pause” at RMIT Melbourne. Thoroughly enjoyed presenting with my colleagues from Monash on the use of GAI in media and communication education.