New York Times Photography Assignment - Cambodia 

Longer please. Really really interesting. Did you keep a notebook? Some photographers have published books which contains their diaries, their sketches, their notes alongside their photography. That makes for amazing reading. Thank you for your channel. 👍🏻

That was seriously interesting, wish it was longer. There are so many tangents you could focus on in separate videos The portraits are superb for an impromptu setup

Awesome images, great job! I worked with the NYT throughout the 90s. The National Photo Editor would find a story with an angle in the region I covered almost every day. He did it so often, and so blatantly, I became a standing joke in their budget meetings. I got to work with some of their best reporters during that time. Some of them would ask for me, too. It's an amazing feeling working with a publication like the Times. Keep up the great work, Justin!

Thanks for sharing the harsh realities of photojournalism and the importance of covering tragedies such as this.

Thanks for sharing this assignment to Cambodia. Being able to think outside the box is so important. A+

Thanks for sharing your facinating shoots with us. It's a world many of us could never be in but you make the assignments come alive.

Whoa! That's an awesome video - and photos. We're hearing more and more stories from the Middle East and Mexico about journalists and photographers who've been assassinated. It was brave of you to take these photographs and I think it was brave of you to admit that you took them.

Fantastic walk through and explanation of the concepts and constraints behind these excellent photographs.

Wonderful and inspiring work. Impressed with your photo journalism, integrity and honesty. Such a difficult topic but you handled so well. I you are willing and able, longer and more in depth videos with the stories of the people you encountered would be great.

Great job on the photography end, very creative lighting. Thats sort of my style of photography dramatic short lighting

You sir, are an amazing photographer.

this is impressive. I have trouble photographing when rushed quickly. I get nervous and fumble sometimes, especially with an M body.

Those images are just riveting. Probably stronger with your constraints than a full on portrait would have been. Just a total conveyance of shame, fear, and distrust. These photo shoot stories of yours are hands-down my favorite photography content on RU-vid. I could watch a couple of hours of this. Thank you so much Justin.

More assignment videos like this please. I particularly liked the video on elephants in Myanmar. This one was harder to watch, seeing the situation for some people in Cambodia. Mind you, if you look you can probably find similar situations anywhere, its too easy to ignore it. Longer videos with more pictures would be good.

Great demonstration of problem solving, Justin. Safe travels.

Very interesting story and kudos to you for capturing great images under tough circumstances. I really enjoy this type of video, it gives a sense as to what your photography demands and the challenges and conditions under which you work. Thanks.

I'm speechless! This is the definition of pressure makes diamonds! Love all the images but that 1st image from 8:08 is pure art. Love these kind of videos and I think you found the sweet spot for length of time.! Peace & Love!

Fantastic photos

You do have the touch for color and composition and interest. Good coverage. Dope hurts. It is not too long.

That is awesome work. You did your thing with those images

Amazing photos! We need more videos like this!

Hey Justin, this is another impressive work. Great story. Great pictures. Great and authentic presentation. With this material, you are truly unique on RU-vid! Thank you!

Fascinating story. Awesome images yet again. As for these episodes, they are just right for me length-wise (around the 10-min mark) and the free-flow talking about the assignment is perfect. Sometimes I'm curious about what camera and lenses you had with you. Regardless, with or without that information, I just very much enjoy hearing about the assignment and seeing the images. Keep up the good work

I really appreciate this level of insight into your stories, especially when they're throughout the region of Southeast Asia. Keep it up!

Amazing work Justin. Thanks for sharing.

Hey Justin, really great work, very interesting story and assignment series. One thought may be to show your five favorites sometime before the very end of the video(?) - because the RU-vid "next video" suggestions pop up on the screen and obscure a portion of the images.

What do we think of these videos? You'd like some feedback, you say? Justin, I'm not aware of anyone else on RU-vid doing what you're doing with this series. It's an inside look at what it's like to be a working photojournalist. You peel back the layers of the industry, from how stories get commissioned to the real challenges a photojournalist faces when out in the field . Wow, these episodes blow me away. Make them as long or as short as you like, just keep making them. I also loved the insight you provided on how you had to pivot and creatively solve the problem of portraits of subjects who didn't want their identities revealed. It inspires me to stay creative with my photography and to work hard and fast within imposed limits but to never sacrifice quality. Keep them coming! Technical question: for stories like these, do you leave the M at home and opt for a camera with autofocus?

Justin, brilliant mate, loves these vids. I'd be happy if they were longer. A bit on ethics in these kind of assignments maybe? Image 1 for me. Killer. But all great. Thanks again!

Great story Justin, beautiful photos.

I don't mind longer videos on this series.

Excellent images.Awkward job but handled well.Respect.👍

Those portraits are absolutely stunning. Superb video, amazing story, and longer next time please sir!

Thank you for sharing, very inspiring story to go out looking for the next one. Learning a lot from your videos. Thank you once again

amazing, great soul, great photos. This is a masterclass

Great job justin. I mean obviously very strong images of a difficult subject but also explaining how as a photographer you have to think on your feet and find solutions but still deliver impactful work is a great lesson. I look forward to hearing more of your tales from the field… do you know Paddy Brown by any chance?

Hey Hey I stumbled across your account yesterday and Yeah, I'm obsessed. Super creative work. Love it. Thanks for your inside stories in such interesting genre of photography. I love your backgroundstories. Such a big part of photography that no one seems to talk about. Happy to see your next videos. There is one thing... I like your idea of showing the images at the end of the video because these are the most important part of your work. I would love to hear more inside stories about the single image, like, what are the reasons for this angle, what are your feelings about this specific image, what would the image look like if you focused different, are you thinking about the narrative while shooting, how did you frame the people, what do YOU love in this picture? Your images are telling so much. I wonder what's your personal story behind taking the single image? Thanks for your work and time for this videos. big fan

Excellent video. Great photos.

Beautiful images. The portrait lighting/technique is outstanding!

Ah, I remember this one...really strong set.

Beauty in the darkness, literally and figuratively.

Wow, using its very powerful storytelling. I really like your portrait's. J How many days do you taken from these stories?

Excellent work! I enjoyed this as I do most of your videos. I really like the way you kept the subjects anonymity through use of creative lighting/shadows/and objects. I am intrigued now to go and read the article and look up the writer’s father to see his work. Questions: When going to some of these places are you concerned about your health? Editing: as a photo journalist I believe you can’t edit the images - is that completely? Do you enhance color or crop? Lastly, was this with the SL3 or the M? Side note: I’m trying to plan taking your 2025 class.

Ask me questions here.

Thanks for sharing this Justin. Very creative and great quick thinking on your feet dealing with the portrait restrictions. Sorry but, what did you use for gear taking the intense portraits?

hauntingly Beautiful, very ghostly -- With your stature as a journalistic photographer is it practicle for you to pitch your own geopalitical stories and shop them ?

Were you capturing these portraits all in location, or moving to several locations each time going indoors?

Do you change your day rate on the length of the assignment?

Moore and loonger stories!