So you want to be a photojournalist, or you have always wondered what it would take to do that sort of job. Meet JB Reed, a freelance photographer operating out of NYC. His photojournalism has been featured in The New York Times, U.S.A.Today, The Washington Post and other international publications. In 2008, he co-founded a photography non-profit called Nuru Project.
JB took the time to answer some of my questions about a world that many of us only see when we pick up the newspapers, and it is one full of adventure and uncertainty. So what does it take become a successful photojournalist? Why do it? Read on to find out more.