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These days, when someone reads the phrase “you can find just about anything,” most of the time they are referring to searching the web; for photographers though, particularly those who are aware of the benefits of self-publishing with printed photo books, they know that there’s more to it than that.

(source)Anything? I can’t find photography about the Newfoundland Fishery…especially if it dares the photographer to use his sea legs. And I can’t remember the last time I saw a news reporter donning his rubber clothes to do a report on offshore fishing (then again I don’t watch the news every night). This is why the quote got my interest.

I photographed the Mainstay series in 2003. And for the last few years I have been mulling over the idea of doing it again. I felt that there has always been a lot of talk about the fishery but not a lot of action on the photography scene. When I do an internet search I find mostly old photos or photos that were pretty much taken on or near shore. Bill Owens quote falls a little short in this arena. There really isn’t much modern visual documentation to be found on the Newfoundland Fishery.

Please, if you have a link to some great photojournalism on this wide issue let me know.

Photojournalism is not always the primary thing that is being taken into consideration when it comes to creating printed photo books, but the above reference does prove interesting: if there is an interest in a topic that is shared by the photographer and members of the public and the information is not readily available online, self-publishing printed photo books becomes even more important.

When you’ve got the information that people are looking for, when your photos are there to show a new perspective, why shouldn’t you go ahead and make it available?

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