Archive for Photojournalism
Proceed with caution
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A woman walks out of a Philadelphia check cashing story as police move in after a botched robbery in 1997. It only appears that the the gun is pointed at her because I was using a telephoto lens which can compress several layers of information. All photos © Jim MacMillan: jim@jimmacmillan.com • Blog • Twitter • Facebook • Google+ • Linkedin • Skype • AOL IM • Mobile 215.882.4765 • SMS
Painting Billy Penn
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A painter works from a footbridge near the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1998. A statue of William Penn stands atop Philadelphia City Hall, seen at left, but a lot of Philadelphians find this perspective unfortunate because the scroll in Penn’s hand at his side can appear to be something else. All photos © Jim MacMillan: jim@jimmacmillan.com • Blog • Twitter • Facebook • Google+ • Linkedin • Skype • AOL IM • Mobile 215.882.4765 • SMS
Shooting in Swampoodle
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I spent Friday night riding around the Philadelphia with local news photographer Joe Kaczmarek. I am researching in preparation to produce a documentary on the crisis of gun crime in Philly and similar cities.
We went to the scene where a man had been found lying in the street, shot several times in the Swampoodle section of North Philadelphia. Nothing had changed in the three years since I covered crimes scenes on these streets.
Its time for a change.
© Jim MacMillan: jim@jimmacmillan.com • Blog • Twitter • Facebook • Google+ • Linkedin • Skype • AOL IM • Mobile 215.882.4765 • SMS
Space Shuttle Endeavor, 1995
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I drove for three hours across Florida one night in 1995 — spent five minutes photographing this launch of Space Shuttle Endeavor — and then drove back to continue covering Phillies spring training again the next morning. There were 135 Space Shuttle missions between 1981 and 2011 — including two disasters, both of which I covered — but this experience was worth the trip. The earth shook in a ways that words cannot satisfactorily describe. You could just drive up to the beach and watch it. All photos © Jim MacMillan: jim@jimmacmillan.com • Blog • Twitter • Facebook • Google+ • Linkedin • Skype • AOL IM • Mobile 215.882.4765 • SMS
Shooting gallery, North Philadelphia, 1995
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Shooting gallery, North Philadelphia, 1995: This was one of the most grim and desperate places I have ever been. All photos © Jim MacMillan: jim@jimmacmillan.com • Blog • Twitter • Facebook • Google+ • Linkedin • Skype • AOL IM • Mobile 215.882.4765 • SMS
