APA NY The Making of News Photography: Getting to the Right Shot

Photojournalist Preston Ehrler will discuss his experiences finding the right shot at national level news events. His talk will center on the development of a published news photo, the evolution of the images, from misses and bad shots to the one you know just works. In his presentation, Preston will walk through several specific scenarios, describing his process of photographing impactful images. He will also review his successful submission to the Eddie Adams Workshop.

This free photographer presentation will be held at School of Visual Arts. Seating is limited. 

Speaker Bio: Preston Ehrler:

Preston Ehrler has been a journalist for 15 years. He began writing an opinion column and working as a community reporter for a Pennsylvania newspaper in 2009. Shortly after, he started MilfordNow, an online, hyper-local news site garnering state-wide attention. The site was sold to Straus News in 2016. Preston became a wire-service photojournalist, covering such events as hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, and the 2020 presidential election. His images have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Time, The Atlantic, CNN, Politico, Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone, among many others. He is currently a television reporter.