By Kurt Lawton, owner of Stellar Content, First Place Unpublished Photo Category Award Winner *Editor’s Note: This article is part of the “Story Behind the Photo” series featuring first place 2018 AAEA Communication award winners. It was early October on the central Iowa farm of my youth. I had talked to my brother Tom a … Read More
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Award Winner Profile: Bob Stefko
By Bob Stefko, First Place Award Winner “Portrait/Personality” Photo Category *Editor’s Note: This article is part of the “Story Behind the Photo” series featuring first place 2018 AAEA Communication award winners. My assistant and I spent a summer afternoon in 2017 at the Gonzalez dairy farm in Waupaca, Wisconsin to make this and some additional … Read More
Plenty of Panoramic Views
By Harlen Persinger After attending the 2017 IFAJ Congress in South Africa, Harlen and 11 other journalists participated in the post tour to Namibia. These images spotlight scenes from a diverse, different kind of land. Tucked Away: The Atlantic Ocean serves as the western border for Namibia, which is situated on Africa’s southwest coast. Agriculture, … Read More
Award Winner Profile: Steve Werblow
By Steve Werblow, First-Place Nuts and Bolts: Livestock Photo Category Award Winner *Editor’s Note: This article is part of the “Story Behind the Photo” series featuring first place 2018 AAEA Communication award winners. I shot this image on a plain in the Republic of Georgia. My goal was to share the experience of moving with an … Read More
100th Anniversary Book—Call for Photos
By Jim Patrico You may remember from a note in the Byline last spring that we are writing a book to commemorate AAEA’s 100th anniversary, which is next year. You can help. In fact, we need your help. We have not yet nailed down the title of the book, but it will be something like: … Read More
Soybeans and Skittles: Shooting Advertorial Images
By Kerri Reynolds Lotven *Editor’s Note: This story is part of the “Story Behind the Photo” series featuring first-place 2018 AAEA Communication award winners For me, getting a good photograph is a combination of planning and luck. In my editorial work with Today’s Farmer Magazine, I’ll have a conversation with the subjects of my stories to … Read More