by mruberti | Apr 14, 2022 | Member Resources, Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned
By ACN Member Sarah McNaughton In the world of do-it-yourself ag reporting, I’ve found what I think is the perfect backpack for an ag journalist in the Brevite Jumper. For the past year, this backpack has hauled all my camera equipment, laptop, notebooks, pens, a...
by mruberti | Feb 10, 2022 | Awards, Events, Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine
Have some amazing photos you’d like to enter in this year’s IFAJ Star Prize for Photography contest? As an IFAJ member, you’re eligible to enter one published photo per category as an individual. The deadline for entries is March 10. Select photos...
by mruberti | Nov 11, 2021 | Ag Media Summit, Awards, Events, Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine, Writing
The stories behind two AAEA award winning photos By Allison Jenkins, AAEA Member As soon Ross and Lorena Blount opened the door to their modest bungalow-style brick home on Central Avenue in Allerton, Iowa, I knew this photo shoot was going to be special. The college...
by mruberti | Nov 4, 2021 | Awards, Design, Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned
By Rob Mattson, AAEA Member Trying to find a quote that adequately describes the unseen wind in the portrait “Russ Jackson,” I settled on one from author Tracy Rees: “The wind whispered secrets in its own incomprehensible language.” Now imagine being at a death metal...
by mruberti | Nov 4, 2021 | Awards, Freelance, Photography, The ByLine, Uncategorized
This close up shot of two handfuls of hemp was one in a series of photos taken by AAEA Member and Freelancer Martha Mintz. The image accompanied a story in John Deere’s The Furrow magazine. “Hemp Collection” received an Honorable Mention in the...
by mruberti | Oct 14, 2021 | AAEA News, Awards, Design, Photography, Social Media, The ByLine, Uncategorized
I remember a couple of years ago having a discussion with a fellow member about my slow, inevitable slide to the “dark side.” I think I was a little bummed-just being honest here-about my “member status” changing within the organization after...