3. What is Photojournalism?
Photojournalism is a form of a collection,
a presentation of images in news for the
general public. Images create news all on
their own.
4. Power of Image
Universal language
Empowers the moment
Narrative in an instant
Can trump text
5. Difference Between
Photography and Photojournalism
Photography- Which image get used and
how images are constructed
Photojournalism- Adhere to ethics, images
of a story, reporting the images to public
6. Who is Photojournalist?
A photojournalist can send ripples across
the world with the publication of an iconic
photograph, an agent for social change
8. History
The beginnings of photojournalism occurred
in the middle of the 18th century
Possible by printing and photography
inventions that occurred between 1880 and
1897
11. First Photo Print
Entitled “ A Scene in ShantyTown”
First halftone photo printed in the Daily Graphic
(New York) March 4, 1880
12. Golden Age (1930 to 1950)
Huge readerships and reputations largely on
use of photography
Picture Post (London)
Life (USA)
Paris Match (Paris)
The Daily Mirror (London)
The Daily Graphic (N.Y)
13.
14. World Famous Photojournalist
Jacob August Riis
Mathew B. Brady
Margaret Bourke-White
Charls Porter
Robert Capa
15. Harry Benson
Chip Berlet
Felice Beato
Roger Fenton
James Nachtwey
Contd..
16. Professional Organizations
The Dennish Union of Press Photographers
1912
Pressfotografernas Klubb, Sweden (1930)
The National Press Photographers Association
(NPPA) 1946
17. Awards in Photojournalism
Pulitzer Prizes, 1968
World Press Photo
Best of Photojournalism
Pictures of the year
The press photographers’Year
18. Impact of New Technology
Box Camera 35 mm Leica camera
Digital Cameras
Film negative Memory Card
24. Photojournalism Standards
Be accurate and comprehensive in the
representation of subjects
Avoid own biasness
Respect and dignity for all subjects
Do not intentionally contribute to alter, or
seek to alter or influence events
25. Contd..
Maintain the integrity of the photo-
graphic images’ content and context
Don’t give reward to sources or subjects
for participation or information
Don’t accept gifts who influence the
coverage
26. Basic Responsibilities
Trustee for the public
Brain-storming with journalists
Consulting with photo editors
Developing film
28. Photojournalism in India
Photography came to India in the 1840's
By 1869 all the Presidencies of the
States of Bombay and Madras had
sponsored photographers for snapping
Indian views in the field
32. Photojournalist Says..
“We should give the readers a truth of the
situation as being honest.” Flip Schulke
“Our understanding both intellectually and
emotionally the person or situation not just
objective point of view, we are involved with
soul.”- Gary Hershorn