Photojournalism

obligated,” he says. “The proper thing to do would’ve been to put down the camera and try to get the guy out. I can understand why people are upset.” (Bercovici) John Long is correct it’s morally correct to care more about a human life than your photojournalism career. This photo should not be…

There, he began to establish photojournalism as an art, until he met Paul Strand, another photographer now experimenting with film. Inspired, Cartier-Bresson left photography completely in order to pursue this newly found interest. He humbly worked under filmmaker Jean Renoir as an assistant…

Due to the first amendment, we are at liberty to say what we think, but we are also responsible for what we say and the repercussions that may or may not follow. The First Amendment from The Constitution is for the people that live in the United States. The First Amendment is rather important, it describes our rights to freedom of speech, press, to peacefully assemble and religion. Particularly, I am going to focus on the freedom of speech and press throughout this paper as I discuss what I…

term aftermath photography. The aforementioned images are often static with no movement or people present which has made them an ‘aesthetic of utility’ that is closer to forensic photography because the aim is to learn from these images whereas photojournalism is to tell the viewer about the image. When looking at these images the viewer learns that these are the sites which facilitate extraordinary rendition. The documents accompanying the photographs by Clark were collected by Crofton Black an…

photography, but other forms of art like music, painting and movies. Some music, paintings and movies have a more realistic and natural feel to them. Therefore, naturalism covers more than just photography. A great example of modern day naturalism is photojournalism. The journalists aren’t looking for artistic affect or romanticizing a photograph. They want to capture what is going on exactly how it is so they can write their…

living with just being a photographer. I was mad that they thought that for a while but I agreed with them in the end. I know it’ll be hard but if I am to mix in two things I love doing very much then I know I will succeed. I've decided to study photojournalism when I go into college, it’ll give the chance to write a story behind each photo I take, which I personally think is incredible. I want to become a sports photojournalist because writing about sports is so incredibly cool, it’ll give me…

Introduction Thesis: Why was photography important during the Civil War. Hook: Photography, meaning “drawing with lights” in Greek, is an art as well science of capturing light and storing it on some medium. Photographs have been used for over a century now for capturing moments of mankind and things around him, although photography dates back to 4th century B.C. But since its use, arguments have fired up to know whether photography can reflect the truth, the reality or instead push us away…

Journalism today has changed in many ways. The invention of the Internet has opened up more opportunities for writers to write about issues that are important to them. They can now reach a wider audience and share their ideas with many more people. Articles are now available as print media, online articles, documentaries and news broadcasts. The advent of social media has now given ordinary people the opportunity to not only listen to the news and learn but to contribute their own opinions.…

Photojournalists are viewers to the world around them, they see people in danger and in pain by just showing up to work. Getting involved isn’t only good for just journalists and their focuses. It can also be good for journalism as a whole and for the public (Jacobitz). Although, there will at times be some situations that can’t be controlled, there are always ways in which help can be given, it’s just what you take advantage of as an opening. Since photojournalists are in the position of being…

Lady Gaga shocked the nation when she presented herself at the MTV Music Awards wearing a dress made out of flank steak. The dress has a popular label “the meat dress.” The meat dress took people by storm many outraged, and interpretations were farfetched from what Gaga intended. I will be exploring a relationship between Gaga’s iconic meat dress photograph and a larger public culture. By emphasizing on the iconic aspects of this photo, significance, purpose, and various impacts it had to the…