Photojournalism

[Randy]

Photojournalism - Wikipedia

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Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such as documentary photography, social documentary photography, war photography, street photography and celebrity photography) by having a rigid ethical framework which demands an honest but impartial approach that tells a story in strictly journalistic terms. Photojournalists contribute to the news media, and help communities connect with one other. They must be well-informed and knowledgeable, and are able to deliver news in a creative manner that is both informative and entertaining.

Similar to a writer, a photojournalist is a reporter, but they must often make decisions instantly and carry photographic equipment, often while exposed to significant obstacles, among them immediate physical danger, bad weather, large crowds, and limited physical access to their subjects.

Would you want to be a photojournalist?

 

[PGen98]

I worry that photojournalism is all about getting the next big shot so you can get paid, it loses the respect for photography as an art form and turns it into a perverted quest for cash. It's not something I would want to do, as I would hate to look back at myself and see a version of me so obsessed with getting the next payday shot that I would do things that current me would despise me for.