Professional photojournalist Mark M. Hancock discusses photojournalism and the eccentricities associated with gathering images for daily newspapers and magazines.
This is the recap of the August 2018 Instagram feed. This month includes colorful candy, toys, nature, various military uniforms, a pet rock in Indiana, a bottle of Iraqi Arak in Rochester Hills, Michigan along with ever-evolving food. All photos made with an iPhone and includes an original SoundStripe music composition.
This is the recap of the July 2018 Instagram feed. This month included our patriotic Independence Day yard decorations, images from a trip to Rochester Hills, Michigan (near Detroit) along with tasty food and lots of summertime flowers. All photos made with an iPhone and includes an original SoundStripe music composition.
This month included images from two trips to Rochester Hills, Michigan (near Detroit) along with even more tasty food. All photos made with an iPhone and includes an original SoundStripe music composition.
This month included some images from warm San Diego, California and rainy spring days in Detroit, Michigan along with lots of tasty food. All photos made with an iPhone.
Various modes of art imbue the Southern California city around San Diego on April 8 to 11, 2018.
This is the second of the San Diego series. Please subscribe and be the first to see additional slideshows about San Diego’s Animals, Art, Architecture and Aquatica.
Included in this slideshow video are images of various art: public art, statues, landscape, flowers, mosaics, tile, steel, chrome, food, culinary, cuisine, graffiti, kitsch, functional, municipal, fountain, waterscape, wrought iron, colorful pinwheels, windsocks, kites, fountains, abstracts, performances, corporate, glass, safety, camouflage, natural, transportation, tourism, plaza, dessert.
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This is the recap of the April 2018 Instagram feed at https://www.instagram.com/mark.m.hancock.
This month included some cold days at home, some warm days in sunny San Diego, California and lots of tasty food. All photos made with an iPhone.
Royalty-free licenses are available for the Soundstripe (music) through my Pond5 account at https://www.pond5.com/artist/newseagles. It is titled, “Xtown Disco-2 features funk and jazz with a 70s flair.”
Included in this slideshow video are food, fire, dogs, salmon, storms, hamburger, ceiling fan, San Diego, California, flowers, pancakes, statues, taxes, Turkish gyros, art, "Flame Of Friendship," coffee, Petco Park, palm trees, seagulls, Childrens Park, fruit basket, Patrons Corner restaurant, churros, architecture, breakfast, trolley, tourists, USS Midway aircraft carrier, filet mignon, kabob, Seal Tour boat, and a JetBoat
Local and imported wildlife thrive in the mild climate around San Diego, California on April 9, 2018.
Included in this slideshow video are native animals such as sea lions, seagulls, grackles, brown pelicans, cormorants, and grebes. This slideshow also contains rare images of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins training at the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program. These dolphins are trained in mine detection and clearance as well as equipment recovery.
This is the first of the San Diego series. Please subscribe and be the first to see additional slideshows about San Diego’s Art, Architecture and Aquatica.
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Pond5 displays seven music compositions by Mark M. Hancock / NewsEagles. Pond5 accepted all 17 compositions submitted into their royalty-free music library.
If you need quality royalty-free products for your projects (slideshows, video, movies, commercials and more), I suggest Pond5.
They accepted my first 17 song submissions. If you want to purchase a royalty-free license to these or future music, photos, video, After Effects, illustrations and more, please go directly to my page: https://www.pond5.com/artist/newseagles#1/2064
Artisans work while tourists are guided through the Mardi Gras World fabrication areas and float den in New Orleans on April 13, 2015. The facility prepares and manages more than 500 floats. Artists work all year, and tours are available every day except Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter and Mardi Gras Day (Fat Tuesday).
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I created a new video Portfolio playlist on the NewsEagles Channel. It includes both PhotoJournalism and Squadron TV work. I'll add more in the future.
Please watch and share. This is the long form of this video. It allows viewers more time to savor each image. For a spicier version of this same presentation, please see "Quick Tips to Improve Photos." It is only about 14 minutes long. Don't blink.
The companion "cheat sheet" on this blog is located here: quick-tips-to-improve-your-photos. Please share and subscribe to the NewsEagles YouTube channel (it’s free and easy). Please follow this link, sign in to YouTube (or create an account) and hit SUBSCRIBE at www.youtube.com/newseagles Although I will do some additional work in the future, this is my Magnum Opus. Enough for now,
Do you know your rights as a photojournalist?
Please watch “Know Your Rights as a Citizen Photojournalist.”
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Have you ever wondered about the why, how or what of being a photojournalist?
Please watch “What is a Photojournalist?” – the shortened version.
Also, if you’re not a subscriber please subscribe to my YouTube channel (it’s free and easy). Please follow this link, sign in to YouTube (or create an account) and hit SUBSCRIBE at www.youtube.com/newseagles Enough for now,
Please follow this link, sign in to YouTube (or create an account) and hit SUBSCRIBE at www.youtube.com/newseagles
I hate to beg for subscribers, but YouTube forced me. My YouTube channel must get 1,000 subscribers because my channel was placed into video Creator limbo. I have a channel. I can post videos, but I can't change some core properties of the channel.
I’m also required to create an extreme amount of high-quality, unique content each year to keep the status. Since I have a surprise project happening shortly, it won’t be as high of a hurdle as it has been in the past.
Inflatable decorations "wake up" at our house in Frisco on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. Rudolf's snow globe was repaired this year and has fresh styro-snow. New this year are a six-foot-tall Yoda and animated snowflake lights.
Video and music composition by Mark M. Hancock. Shot with a GoPro. Music composed in GarageBand.
We take a DFW Paddle about 5 miles down the Elm Fork of the Trinity River from the Trinity River Kayak Co in Coppell to Sam Houston Trail Park in Irving on Sunday, April 19, 2015.
The water is unusually high and fast during one of the wettest springs in Texas history. Consequently, there aren’t many animals along the way, but we do briefly encounter a gator and some highly aggressive butterflies.
I composed the soundtrack with various “Shetland” music loops in GarageBand.
This is a video in the DFW Paddle series.
Please also see:
DFW Paddle: White Rock Creek and White Rock Creek Critters
In honor of the U.S. 31st Infantry Regiment's 100th anniversary, 50 Royal Darwin figurines are displayed in an inspection formation in Frisco on Saturday, July 23, 2016. The unit will mark it's 100th year on Aug. 13, 2016.
Please see this slideshow video of Memorial Weekend events in Southeast Texas during 2005. Memorial events take place in Southeast Texas during Memorial Weekend 2005. Events include an annual memorial presentation at Heritage Veterans Memorial Plaza in Orange, Texas; the Freedom Remember Memorial Day Services at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont; and a Memorial Day program at the Golden Triangle Veterans Memorial Park in Port Arthur.
This presentation is an updated version of a speech given at the New York Press Association Annual Convention in 2008. This presentation is intended for non-photojournalists and especially students considering photojournalism as a career.
To see more videos, please visit and subscribe to the NewsEagles channel on YouTube. More to come.
Lakeview Centennial battles Rowlett during a high school basketball game at Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Both teams entered the game in a three-way tie for first place in District 10-5A.
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Some older slideshows and stories got eliminated from different newspapers websites. To keep images more permanently visible beyond my years, I'll move some onto YouTube.
I didn't like the soundless version, so I'll add unique beats, piano or some loop combo to the background. You're welcome to turn off the volume.
This is an older slideshow I hadn't posted yet. All the other older images will be posted to the actual shoot date to keep the blog better organized.
Like it or not, a new academic year has started. If you’re new to PhotoJournalism, welcome. If you’re an old timer, I’m still alive. ;-)
While I plan to fill the missing gaps with slideshows, I also plan to post slideshows (with and without sound) onto my YouTube channel at youtube.com/NewsEagles. Then, the images will have a home long after I’m gone. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel to see everything.
Racers participate in the Trinity River Challenge kayak and canoe race on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in Carrollton and Lewisville on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014.
I got 3rd place in the Small Recreational Kayak division. It wasn't broken down by age, so I'm happy with the results under the circumstances. Here are the official results.
Desoto sophomore quarterback Jaylin Nelson (12) throws a controversial pass while balancing on an arm as South Oak Cliff junior Izaeh Tisby (88) approaches during a high school football game at Maverick Stadium in Arlington on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014.
Desoto battles South Oak Cliff during a high school football game at Maverick Stadium in Arlington on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. Desoto won the game 53-13.
Please see a larger version of this slideshow. FC Dallas battles Salt Lake during a Major League Soccer match at Toyota Stadium in Frisco on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014. FC Dallas won the game 2-1.
We take a DFW Paddle 8.3 miles around the entire shoreline of White Rock Lake from White Rock Creek near East Lawther and Scout Hill in Dallas on Sunday August 3, 2014. This is the second video in the DFW Paddle series.
Please also see:
DFW Paddle: White Rock Creek and White Rock Creek Critters
Linda Fields of Frisco looks at the moon through a telescope while the Jindal family prepares for their turn during the Texas Astronomical Society's free Starfest star-gazing party at Frisco Commons Park in Frisco on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. Starfest events take place on the second Saturday of each month.
Visitors view the cosmos during the Texas Astronomical Society's free Starfest star-gazing party at Frisco Commons Park in Frisco on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. Starfest events take place on the second Saturday of each month.
Please see the YouTube slideshow with an original music composition.
We take our first DFW Paddle 1.7 miles up White Rock Creek from the White Rock Lake near East Lawther and Scout Hill in Dallas on Sunday, July 6, 2014. Since the Speedpaddle didn't work for many, this is a regular-speed tour of the creek. I think it's a better compromise and will be easier to film in the future because I'll know to glide at times.
Please also see:
DFW Paddle: White Rock Lake and White Rock Creek Critters
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