Maybe the Dayton Daily should have kept its photo editor?

Larry C. Price had already won the Pulitzer prize twice for photojournalism before he came to the Dayton Daily news to be its photo editor. He ran a tight shop, with about 8 full-time photojournalists. That was until they asked him to fire half the staff- and he took a stand and said, well, find someone else to do your bitch work, I’m out of here.

I broke the story to global attention when it happened, and Larry and I became friends. We swap gear, work on some projects together, and he drinks a lot of coffee across the table from me.

Today, he texted with good news- he’s been nominated for an Emmy award. Remember, this guy wasn’t a videographer- but a photo guy.

Here’s his post off Facebook:

I’m stunned! I just learned the story I filmed last year for PBS NewsHour on underwater mining in the Philippines was nominated for an Emmy Award today! It’s one of five finalists in the investigative reporting category for a regularly scheduled broadcast. Winners will be announced in New York in September, but just being nominated has me stoked. This was a very satisfying story to do since it resulted in legislation in the Philippines Parliament that now outlaws this type of mining activity. No doubt lives will be saved.

And here are the details from the Emmy awards site:

PBS NewsHour                                                                                                    PBS
Hazardous Work: Diving into the Philippines’ Dangerous Underwater Mines
Executive Producer
Linda Winslow
Senior Producer
Justin Kenny
Producer
Frank Carlson
Correspondent
Hari Sreenivasan
Investigative Reporter
Larry Price

Via Emmyonline.

The folks at the Dayton Daily news weren’t that bright when they cut the photo department. They may not be able to put those lovely photos by Jim Witmer, or Lisa Powell in their tiny pathetic news hole, but, with their continuous trolling for click bait on Facebook- a good image can make all the difference as people scroll through their news feed.

Larry hasn’t been lacking for work since going solo- traveling the globe shooting his series on child labor. Now his work is getting the recognition it deserves, and the Dayton Daily…. well, isn’t doing much but chasing police cars, ambulances and the occasional here’s how the idiots we help elect waste your money stories.

I prefer Larry’s form of journalism any day. He’s making a difference.

Congrats Larry!

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