What it means to be a freelancer working for the news magazines, the rivalry between Time and Newsweek, and the wire services effect on photojournalists. (2 min 23 sec)
Photographing a Paul Tsongas rally set up specifically for the cameras and realizing "there's no reality here." (1 min 10 sec)
Richard Sobol is a freelance photojournalist who has worked for many years with the major news magazines like Time, Newsweek, People, and Business Week. He has also worked extensively on documenting presidential campaigns. As freelance assignments started to become more scarce about 10 years ago, he turned towards longer term projects where he could also maintain more control over his published work. Since then he has established himself as a leading wildlife photographer, documenting the illegal trade in endangered wildlife for various conservation groups and publications. His work is sold by several agencies, including Zuma Press. Richard is also spending more time on book projects. I talked with him in March 2001.

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Read an article (posted on the Zuma Press website) that appeared in Photo District News about Richard's work.