Photos define the world around us.
They show our past, present, and future. Photojournalism tells a story and
further defines the things we do. There are many
types of photojournalists. Some people will go and travel the world and others
will stay in the same place their entire life. Some people do it to try to make
the world a better place and others do it for the pleasure of capturing an
image. Jason Henske is a local freelancer in Brattleboro, Vermont. He says that “each and every day is different” even in the small market that he works in. They can range anywhere from photographing
war to capturing a local musician performing. As Professor Nordell says it can be broken up into two parts; photos and journals. The photojournalists have to have both skills in being courageous when capturing the moment and being unbiased and aware of what is happening in the news. Photojournalists need to have the natural ability to capture
the moment with the right equipment.
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| Photo by: Eddie Adams Image Source: https://mediavisualartswebdesignbsimarro.wordpress.com/2014/10/04/leica-celebrates-its-century-of-photography-recreating-35-famous-photos/ |
Photojournalism
really can capture a key moment in history. One picture can become nationally
known and remembered for many years. These photos are able to place ourselves where the picture was taken.They have the ability to make us feel something and really
understand what was going on when the photo was taken. Photojournalists try to
capture the reality of what is going on. The best photos are not planned. Photojournalists
often put their lives on the line just to illustrate the importance of the
photo.
Photojournalism has evolved from
film to camera and it is important to know the history of it all. What is
history? Why do we study it? In Joanna Hayes’s video she considers it a “window to the past”. She mentions how the past is a key to the present. It helps to solve upcoming problems in our world today. It
is to gain experience for us as human beings.
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| Photo by: John Filo Image Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/04/kent-state-university-shootings_n_857544.html |
History helps explain our world
today. Whatever happens in history has an effect on how we are living and the
decisions we make every day. History is our past time and defines each and
every one of us. Marcus Garvey has a famous quote saying, “A people without knowledge of past history origin and culture is like a tree without roots”. History is essential for general knowledge. It can help
look at the world differently. We understand different cultures because of it,
and have evidence of events that have happened and for what reason they did. Photojournalism
started in the mid 1850’s and then evolved by taking pictures for news
reporting. Dillon Westbrook writes in his article, “The introduction of the 35 mm Leica camera in the 1930’s made it possible for photographers to move with the action, taking shots of events as they are unfolding”. Since then it has branched out into many
different sectors and delivering news in many different ways. This made it
possible for photojournalists to illustrate the importance of the story the
photos were telling and they continue to do that today.
