David Shankbone

David Shankbone
Shankbone in 2008 (self-portrait)
Born
David Miller
NationalityAmerican
Education
Occupations
  • Wall Street law office manager
  • Photojournalist
Years active2006–present
Known forWidespread availability of copyleft photographs on Wikipedia and elsewhere
Websitewww.davidshankbone.com

David Miller, better known by his pseudonym David Shankbone, is an American photographer, blogger, and former paralegal.[1][2] He is described by PBS as "arguably the most influential new media photojournalist in the world"[3] for his numerous copyleft photographs, uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and seen in Wikipedia, documenting celebrities, political officials, and events, notably the Occupy Wall Street protests. As a Wikinews citizen journalist, he was the first to interview a sitting head of state, Israeli President Shimon Peres.[4] His photography has been featured in[5] magazines and news websites such as The New York Times, the Miami Herald, and Business Insider,[3][6] and featured in an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York. In a profile of his Wikinews interviews, the Columbia Journalism Review wrote, "Miller's work feels like a bit of a throwback to a time when Oriana Fallaci published long transcripts of her interviews in book form and David Frost broadcast a six-hour sit-down with Richard Nixon."[1]

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  3. ^ a b Ordonez, Sandra (March 1, 2011). "Shankbone's Wikipedia Photo Portraits Spread Like Wildfire". PBS MediaShift. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
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  5. ^ Du, Lisa (May 15, 2012). "This Wall Street Guy Is One Of The Top Celebrity Photographers In The World". Business Insider. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  6. ^ Jefferson, Cord (October 30, 2011). "The Most Important Occupy Wall Street Photographer You've Never Heard of". Good Worldwide. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.