Shawn Rocco is a staff photojournalist and multimedia producer at the News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, he has been honored by both the National Press Photographer’s Association and the North Carolina Press Photographer’s Association. Since 2007 he has pursued a style and produced a body of award winning personal documentary work, he also coined ‘Cellular Obscura,’ which is done with the camera on a Motorola E815 cellphone. Rocco’s work with cell phone photography has been profiled in The Washington Post and The New York Times.
Academy A: I first became acquainted with your work in one of my journalism classes this semester when we had to view a number of features on photojournalists. I felt your work stuck out the most; it’s so innovative and inspired. Why did you decide to explore this new avenue of cell phone photography? Continue reading
