Why is it that some mass-shooting suspects are instantly identified, such as Kyle Rittenhouse, while others, such as the Kansas City Parade shooting suspects, are hidden away behind closed doors? The idea that our major cultural crisis is white-on-black crime…
Category: Chuck Jines Podcast

Street photography is NOT documentary photography!
Many people seem to be confused as to the differences between the popular activity of street photography and the more serious work of documentary photography. Many street photographers like the hitch street photography to the documentary wagon.

“Journalism” and “News Media”
“Journalism” and “news media” are NOT the same things… The first is concerned with the accurate reporting of issues and events. The second is concerned with promoting a political agenda and profit for shareholders… I have no clue as to…
Do photographs lie?
The work of Robert Frank was pure political propaganda… @Michael Klinkhamer.. Photos don’t lie??? Someone goes to a birthday party. Everyone is happy and is having a fantastic time. Someone comes with a camera and takes snapshots at very odd…

How do you choose a photo documentary project?
I was asked by a youtube subscriber if I would speak a little bit about how I choose a documentary project.

A new photo documentary project
This morning, I wrote a draft for a proposal to do a new photo documentary project. The cover page has the title of the project, name of the potential subject, and then my name with credentials. Inside contains an outline…

Black man, white man, dog man
The death of Gypsy has really focused me on my true work. Only you can leave your story. Nobody else can tell it. Once you’ve gone, you’re gone.
IQ is genetic…
There are major problems with the study Tom used… The blacks in Germany had already passed an IQ test to get into the US military. Thus, they do not reflect the general black population. About thirty percent of blacks failed…