Be a news photographer. , Alec Soth, The Art Assignment

Order our book YOU ARE AN ARTIST (which includes this + new assignments ): Alec Soth is a photographer who works on largescale projects that play with the boundaries between his roles as a fine art photographer and photojournalist. This week, he asks you to take on the role of a newspaper photographer and report on a story from a different perspective. INSTRUCTIONS News Photographer 1. Pick a story from a news source and follow up with it 2. Look for something that wasnt covered in the story and take a photo of it 3. Write an accompanying text that pushes the viewer in a different direction 4. Upload your photo and caption with, theartassignment 5. Fame and glory (Your work might be in a future episode) Find out more about The Art Assignment and how to submit your response: