Mark E. Johnson

1. The rules say all lapped cars need to be unlapped before they can restart. 2. By not unlapping the cars behind Max, the car behind him (by position) had to pass multiple lapped cars to challenge him, eliminating any need for defensive driving.

Fifteen years, 5,479 days photographed. That's a lot of pixels and a lot of travels. More importantly, it's a lot of people and places I got to know. #photography #photojournalism www.mejphoto.com/which-came-f...

Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year Is ‘Cloud Dancer’

Pantone Exec: Alright, that’s it - good job team on the color of the year. Go ahead and print it.

Pantone Accountant: Due to tariffs and inflation, we can’t afford the color printer cartridges.

Pantone Exec: … right, reconsidering, copy paper white it is then.

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Why visuals still matter: Inside NPPA's fight for the future of photojournalism Podcast Episode ·

Back on the air for the @nppa.org with Editor & Publisher. (And after reading E&P for most of my professional career, to be on their podcast is, well, pretty cool.)
#photojournalism #journalism #ugavj

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Photojournalism students mark 20 years of fall workshops - Grady Photojournalism students attended the Fall Weekend Workshop Oct. 3-5 when they took pictures at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia.

The headline on this boggles my mind - how could it be 20 years? I just got here … #ugavj #photojournalism #photography @ugagrady.bsky.social

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PHOTOS: UGA students capture scenes of Georgia National Fair The Georgia National Fair is in its 36th year. Students in the Advanced Photojournalism course at the University of Georgia spent a long day documenting the fair, charged with not showing what it look...

The @ugagrady.bsky.social #ugavj students were back out at the @georgianationalfairgrounds showing what the fair means for the @ajc.com

www.ajc.com/gallery/news...

#photojournalism #nppa #statefair

Madeleine “Mady” Mertens - Game Changers Madeleine Mertens, a photographer for the University of Georgia football team, is capturing Georgia football one photo at a time.

Well, look at that ... Mady is part of our #UGAVJ @ugagrady family and worked on the Paralympic Games team last year.
#photography #photojournalism

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The leading voice for visual journalists may be silenced. You can help. We talked with the National Press Photographers Association’s Mickey Osterreicher about why NPPA’s work is more important than ever.

A reminder of what is at stake. #photography #photojournalism @nppa.org

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A challenging week, more challenges ahead but we are committed to move them forward.

#ugavj #photojournalism #photography

Broke down, Athens, Georgia.

#photography #dodge #powerwagon

Splash pool, Athens, Georgia.

#photography #poollife #water

Slide, surprise.

#photography #fujifilm #fujix100v #myfujilegacy #fujifeed #nonfictionphotographer

If you’re a
#journalism #educator, you should join us in Madison, WI, next weekend for the Journalism Educators Institute-three days of learning how to be a better teacher. journalismed.uga.edu #academicsky #edusky

#savannah scenes.

#photography

Burst, Athens, Georgia.

#photography #fujifilm #fujix100v #myfujilegacy #fujifeed #nonfictionphotographer

Just over three weeks until we kick off the 2025 Journalism Educators Institute, still time to get registered and get up to the University of Wisconsin for three days of training on how to be a better teacher. #academicsky #journalism #journalismeducation #photojournalism

journalismed.uga.edu

Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Straining This Oklahoma Used Car Business Antonio Austin is trying to hold his used car business together as President Trump’s tariffs begin to drive up costs — and drive his customers deeper into crisis.

I tell my students we tell stories through people, great package here by Eli Saslow and Erin Schaff. Schaff’s images hit that delicate balance needed when photographing people on the edge, present but not prominent. #ugavj #photojournalism

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/u...

How Photography From the Vietnam War Changed America The images changed how the world saw Vietnam, but especially how Americans saw their country, soldiers and the war itself, which ended 50 years ago this month.

I asked my students to spend a few minutes on this, study the photographs and the names of the photojournalists who made them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/w...

Eddie Adams said, “If it makes you laugh, if it makes you cry, if it rips out your heart, that’s a good picture.”

#academicsky #photography

Six weeks out from this year's Journalism Educators Institute - three days of learning how to be a better journalism teacher. Sessions on AI, covering trauma, business lessons students need and much more, all in lovely Madison, Wisconsin. Come join us: journalismed.uga.edu #academicsky

Round red, Athens, Georgia.

#photography #helios #canonr6markii

Rain line, Athens, Georgia.

#photography #fujifilm #fujix100v #myfujilegacy #fujifeed #nonfictionphotographer

We have the schedule up for the second Journalism Educators Institute, which will be June 6-8 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Come join a group of enthusiastic journalism educators who want to get better at teaching. #academicsky

journalismed.uga.edu

#HandsOff Rally, Athens, Georgia.

If you didn’t get a chance to do this last year in Athens, make sure you don’t miss it this year in Madison - three days of learning about how to help others learn.
#academicsky

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Plantings, Athens, Georgia.

#photography #gardening

Campus shuffle, Athens, Georgia.

#photography

New old lens, Athens, Georgia.

#photography

Here to help everyone this evening. #maltese

Eighty first round judges, two dozen final round judges, half a dozen NPPA committee members and a countless number of University of Georgia student volunteers make this happen – the winners list from the 2025 @nppa.bsky.social Best of #Photojournalism competition is up.

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Let The Pollening commence, Athens, Georgia. #photography