The DINFOS Way – Ep. 39: Developing Tomorrow’s Visual Storytellers with Johnny Bivera and benefits of DC Shoot Off Visual Media Workshop

About this episode

Jack Rous interviews Johnny Bivera about his career in visual storytelling and the DC Shoot Off Visual Media Workshops.

In this episode of The DINFOS Way, host Jack Rous sits down with master photojournalist Johnny Bivera to explore his decades-long career in visual storytelling across military and civilian arenas. Bivera reflects on his time in the U.S. Navy and his work documenting combat, humanitarian missions and high-level events, sharing what he learned about telling powerful stories through imagery. He also explains the origin and purpose of the DC Shoot Off Visual Media Workshops, an all-volunteer, not-for-profit educational program that helps military and civil service photographers sharpen their craft. Throughout the conversation, Bivera offers practical tips, techniques and perspective for today’s warfighting communicators, giving listeners ideas they can apply to their own visual storytelling.

People in this episode

Host: Jack Rous

Guest: Johnny Bivera

Topics covered

• visual storytelling
• photojournalism
• military communication
• educational workshops
• combat documentation

Keywords

• visual storytelling
• photojournalism
• military
• DC Shoot Off
• workshops
• combat
• humanitarian missions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Navy, DC Shoot Off Visual Media Workshops

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