Mark Hancock transitioned from being a staff photojournalist for for The Dallas Morning News (1996 – 2004) and The Beaumont Enterprise (2005 – 2008) to freelancing in Dallas. His work is distributed by Zuma and his blog shows he continues to work the the Dallas Morning News shooting a variety of news and sports.
Type photojournalism into Google and Mark’s blog comes up just after the Wikipedia entry. Not bad for an old Texas boy. His subjects range from Texas religion, that is, the lastest in football action, to how-tos on photojournalism. An update to his original Nov. 22, 2005 entry is a simple guide to reading his blog. The “Get stringer gigs” reminds me of an old ratty printout I have of “The Stringer Bible” by Kurt Muchler, a former stringer in Columbus, Ohio.
His latest venture is the soft launch of a non-profit publishing project hoping to “recover the media’s institutional knowledge resulting from an unprecedented loss of jobs.” Promising to assist freelancers and working journalists, Mark is creating a social group of photographers, editors, artists, and business people to build a network that fulfills the needs of creator, distributor, and reader. Take the time and read through his descriptions and expectations at Pro Freelancers Wanted.
A frequent contributor to the Black Star Rising blog, Mark’s most recent piece is helpful for people just beginning freelance careers or hoping to expand from semi-pro to full time work.
He recently took on work as an associate editor of books at Squadron Signal Publications, a publisher of military oriented books especially prized by modelers. Perhaps some of this new knowledge and work will enhance the chances for success of his non-profit adventure.
You can see some of his work at NewsEagles.
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