Over a eight-day span recently, I worked as a part of the team teaching at the Joop Swart Masterclass, sponsored by the World Press Photo organization in Amsterdam.

Joining me in that endeavor were photographers Philip Blenkinsop, Giorgia Fiorio, and Maggie Steber, photo curator Celina Lunsford, and photo book publisher Dewi Lewis.

Notwithstanding the limitations in audio recording, (the lack of ability to use headphones to monitor levels and the lack of ability to adjust audio levels manually), the Canon 5D Mark II continues to prove its mettle as a tool changing the look of video being done on newspaper websites. It is a classic example of technology influencing the aesthetics of image making and enabling the creation of new options.