Canstruction
May 5
The Canstruction.org art project against hunger has returned the the atrium at Liberty Place in Center City Philadelphia again this year. Jim MacMillan photo. jim@jimmacmillan.com
May 4
1835 Market
"The Family" sculpture at 1835 Market appears in the opening credits in "Philadelphia." Photo by Jim MacMillan jim@jimmacmillan.com
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Apr 8
Rick Friedman in Philly
We're catching up with photojournalist Rick Friedman tonight. He's leading a two-day location lighting workshop at Calumet starting tomorrow, and you can just show up! http://www.cvent.com/events/location-lighting-workshop-with-rick-friedman/eve...
Apr 3
View from 30th Street
Philadelphia looks radiant tonight. Photo by Jim MacMillan 2012
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Mar 26
Trayvon Martin vigil in Philly Monday night
About 1,000 people gathered for a vigil in remembrance of Trayvon Martin at the LOVE statue on Philly's JFK Plaza Monday evening. The teenager was shot to death by a neighborhood watch member in Florida last month. Photos by Jim MacMillan. ©2012
Mar 3
Gulf sunset
We're in Clearwater Beach, FL, for a few days -- where you can watch the sun set over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Feb 19
Dusk on the Delaware
These are really just snapshots but with the light looking so perfect near dusk last night, I stopped to grab some photos along the Delaware River waterfront in Philadelphia, part of which is also known as Penn's Landing. There is a dinner cruise boat, another moored restaurant ship, an outdoor ice skating rink and concert venue, and several historical vessels maintained by the Philadelphia Seaport Museum. Developers have tried and failed several times to make the area more accessible to pedestrian tourist traffic. The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and other attractions are not so far away but getting to the river calls for crossing over eight lanes of I-95 by one of several overpasses, which can leave adventurers feeling vulnerable to hot or cold weather - or worse. One evenings like last night, however, it's worth every effort.
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Feb 17
Crime scene
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I'm at a shooting scene in North Philadelphia, doing some research for a possible documentary. It was my first look at a crime scene in three years and nothing has changed.
Feb 5
Unforgettable Esper
We learned Friday that legendary Associated Press Vietnam correspondent George Esper had died.
During my year with the AP in Iraq, I heard more than a few times from staffers about the importance of the the company's "first-in/last-out" legacy for covering global conflict zones, and the example that came up most frequently was Vietnam.
They were talking about Esper, who refused to leave Saigon before covering the fall -- even after 10 years of great reporting.
Yesterday, I saw stories emerging from journalists now working across social media about the importance of Esper's mentoring and generosity in the early stages of their careers. I was another of his many beneficiaries.
While I was working as a young summer replacement staffer for AP photos in Boston in 1986, Esper humbly asked me to make some copy slides for his new book on the history of the Vietnam War.
Soon after, he came back with an autographed copy of his his Eyewitness History of the Vietnam War, which I have since treasured and opened again last night. I had forgotten that his message had attributed much more credit than I deserved, thanking me for a "great Vietnam slide show," as if I had done much more than simply copy the great works of others.
But that was how he rolled. Esper had earned a world of respect and could never wait to pay it all forward to the next generation.
I often argue that social media journalism has the potential to supplant traditional journalism strategies, but I can't imagine replacing George Esper by any means.
Read more about George Esper at npr.org.
