Brendiver's Worldtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-16304142009-04-24T09:36:21+01:00Photojournalism, Travel and Scuba Diving - Insights, Opinions, Insider Knowledge TypePadSouth Florida Adventures - "I doubt we'll publish contributor guidelines"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-659585032009-04-24T09:36:21+01:002009-04-24T09:36:21+01:00At last years Florida Dive Show (I was there to run a couple of workshops on diving photojournalism), I met Dave Raterman, the founder and editor of South Florida Adventures. I liked Dave's approach to budding photojournalists. He was prepared...Brendan O'BrienWhat Bob and David thought of the workshoptag:typepad.com,2003:post-650710372009-04-07T15:00:00+01:002009-04-07T15:00:00+01:00As part of the article the attendees on my workshop put together for Sport Diver magazine, the editor, Mark Evans, asked them to put together a box out on it. So if you are wondering what is involved, this is...Brendan O'BrienAnd here's the link...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-650707692009-04-04T14:57:44+01:002009-04-04T14:57:44+01:00... for the two articles put together by David Kittos and Bob Yee, the runners up in the Sport Diver writer's competition following my workshop in the Philippines. You can find their articles here. Keep Writing... BrendanBrendan O'BrienLicence to Thrill...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-650693632009-04-04T13:33:58+01:002009-04-04T13:33:58+01:00... Is the title of Virginia Fage's winning article which appeared in this April's Sport Diver magazine. Virginia attended the writer's workshop I ran last year in the Philippines and this is what Sport Diver had to say about the...Brendan O'BrienInterview with an editor - Hannah James from Real Travel Magazinetag:typepad.com,2003:post-643993912009-03-21T09:20:18+00:002009-03-21T09:20:19+00:00As some of the individuals who have attended my workshops start to delve into the world of diving / travel magazines they're starting to come across all sorts of unanticipated hurdles and opportunities. By the end of the workshops none...Brendan O'BrienIt's not just you that needs the supporttag:typepad.com,2003:post-638201672009-03-09T07:50:56+00:002009-03-09T07:50:56+00:00The other day I was chatting with my wife about a short trip I would be making for DIVER which would necessitate a lift to the airport (airport parking and taxis eat into the profit margin - and if you...Brendan O'BrienAnother article published by....tag:typepad.com,2003:post-637903152009-03-08T08:25:31+00:002009-03-08T08:25:31+00:00one of the attendees on my Philippines photojournalism course. Following on from his success in getting a camera review published in one of the many photography magazines, David Kittos has just been published in Underwater Photography Magazine (March 2009 edition)...Brendan O'BrienAnd the Winner is!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-632399392009-02-23T19:21:40+00:002009-02-24T16:01:10+00:00OK, it's not the Oscars, but for the hopefuls who attended my Photojournalism Course in the Philippines last March it might as well be. Yes, the results are in, Mark Evans, editor of Sport Diver UK has decided which of...Brendan O'BrienOh yes, you might even get paid... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-521939202008-07-03T06:28:00+01:002008-07-03T06:28:00+01:00... but it won't be enough to pay your mortgage. One of the wetpixel forum members has posted a question about rates of pay in the magazines. While some magazines have variable rates of pay depending on the story and...Brendan O'Brien7 years and 48 weeks to go...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-520432202008-06-29T23:04:16+01:002008-06-29T23:04:16+01:00until our daughter can start her PADI Bubblemaker course. Hence the reason I haven't been posting much recently. Once our little princess is settled into a routine I'll start posting more diving photojournalism stuff. Keep writing... from a very tired,...Brendan O'Brien