Resources
GTA Assistant List Summer 2023
General Resources
Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators: https://capic.org/
Jake Stangel’s All The Things You Need To Know To Assist video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtiYww3hYzA
NPAC: https://npac.ca/
PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/
Photo Ed Magazine: https://www.photoed.ca/
Photoshelter blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/
Photoshelter podcast: https://resources.photoshelter.com/vision-slightly-blurred/
Toronto Photographer's Collective Magazine: https://issuu.com/tpcmagazine
BIPOC Resources
Authority Collective https://authoritycollective.org/
Authority Collective/Photoshelter Guide to Inclusive Photography: https://resources.photoshelter.com/photographers-guide-inclusive-photography/
Authority Collective Resources and Beyond for Anti-Racism: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JI-nF62WmPBVJjsyGm2Qa7Vrwgno0wXWDh2W2TBJUSU/edit
Black Creatives Toronto: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10gfNyXBtlNiv2TTQgNFj4rbcJfOCMtrb7eN1xhJXhgQ/edit#gid=0
Black Taxi: https://www.agency.taxi/blacktaxi
Collective Culture: https://www.collectiveculture.ca/
Diversify Photo: https://diversify.photo/
Everyday Projects: https://www.everydayprojects.org/
Hire BIPOC: https://www.hirebipoc.ca/
Hire Higher https://www.hirehigher.ca/
Indigenous Photograph: https://indigenousphotograph.com/
Nia Centre for the Arts: https://niacentre.org/
Photo Bill of Rights: https://www.photobillofrights.com/
Room Upfront: https://www.roomupfront.ca/
The Black Shutter Podcast: https://blackshutterpodcast.com/
The Photographer's Green Book Directory: https://www.photogreenbook.com/
Business Resources
Canadian Freelance Union: https://www.canadianfreelanceunion.ca/
CAPIC Commercial job quotes: https://capic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CAPIC-LFSR-2019-11-web.png
Diversify Photo Pay Equity Project: https://diversify.photo/pay-equity-project/
Getty Image Calculator: https://www.gettyimages.ca/purchase/price-calculator/sb10069475ab-001
NPPA Cost of doing business calculator: https://nppa.org/calculator
On Lunch Break: https://www.onlunchbreak.com/resources
What to Do When Your Client Doesn't Pay: https://www.creativelive.com/blog/when-your-freelance-client-doesnt-pay/
Financial Literacy in the Black Community: https://www.annuity.org/financial-literacy/black-community/
Mentoring Resources
Mentoring Underrepresented Minority Students When You are White: https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/01/13/advice-mentoring-underrepresented-minority-students-when-you-are-white-opinion
NIA mentorship toolkit:
niacentre.org/content/uploads/2020/02/Black-Creatives-x-Mentorship-Toolkit-2019-Digital.pdf
Photoshelter's Mentorship guide: https://resources.photoshelter.com/photography-mentorship-guide/
Ethics Resources
NPPA Code of Ethics: https://nppa.org/code-ethics
Photo Ethics Podcast: https://www.photoethics.org/podcast
Photojournalism: An Ethical Approach: http://paulmartinlester.info/writings/pjethics.html
Seattle Times Guidelines for Inclusive Journalism: https://company.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Seattle-Times-diversity-guidelines.pdf
Society of Professional Journalists Ethics Code https://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp
The BINGO: Reporting in Indian Country Edition (a tool to identify a reliance on tropes or stereotypes) https://najanewsroom.com/bingo-card/
The Photo Ethics Podcast: https://www.photoethics.org/podcast
Further Reading
National Geographic’s November cover falls back on a racist cliché: https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/11/1/18036682/national-geographic-november-cover-racist-cowboy-indian-cliche
Photojournalism lacks self-criticism and only the underdogs are willing to reshape its toxic culture: https://medium.com/@lolabe/photojournalism-lacks-self-criticism-and-only-the-underdogs-are-willing-to-reshape-its-toxic-c85605f4df58
Re-Picture: https://medium.com/re-picture
‘Respect the Feathers’: Who Tells Standing Rock’s Story?: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/movies/standing-rock-sioux-tribe-filmmakers.html
Why aren't there any famous Asian American Photographers?: https://aperture.org/editorial/complexities-asian-american-photography/