Photojournalism involves capturing images to tell news stories in an objective and timely manner. It requires making quick decisions while exposed to physical dangers. While digital cameras allow for instant review, images are easier to manipulate, risking careers. Legendary photojournalists like Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa captured decisive moments and conveyed the true impact of war by getting close to the action, despite risks of injury or death. Maintaining ethical standards of non-manipulation and informed consent remains important today.

1. Photo Journalism Experience
Photojournalism is a form of journalism collecting, editing and presenting the material
needed for the publication that creates the images in order to tell a story. It is now normally
just aimed at still images now but in some cases the term also refers to videos used in
broadcast journalism.Photojournalism works very close to other types of photography such
as documentary, social documentary, street and also celebrity photography. The work
should comply with a rigid ethic framework which demands that the work is both honest
and impartial whilst telling the story in strictly journalistic terms. Photojournalists create
photographs that contribute to the news media. Like a writer a photojournalist is a reporter
but they must make decisions instantly in some cases and to carry photographic equipment.
While often exposed to significant obstacles such as physical danger, weather, crowds and
many more.
 Timeliness- The images produced should have a meaning in the context of a recently
published record of events.
 Objectivity-The situation implied by the photographs is fair and accurate
representation of the event they depict in both content and tone.
 Narrative- The photographs combined with other news elements to make facts
relatable to the viewer or reader on a cultural level.
People have their career destroyed in photojournalism by even a hint of photo manipulation.
This is why many photojournalists prefer to use a traditional method which is film rather than
the digital camera. Although digital cameras allow photojournalists to review the photos
taken immediately in the field, digital images are a lot easier to manipulate than film
negatives. The image is easier to change and manipulate but the film is made up with lots of
stills and would take longer to manipulate and wouldn’t be given to the people who need the
footage on time. I gain this opinion because I was reading some articles on the Internet
talking about how people used manipulation and lost their job.
Henri Cartier-Bresson:
Henri Cartier-Bresson is known as one of the greatest photographer of his time, he was a shy
French man who raised “Snap shooting” to a level of a refined and disciplined art. His sharp
shooting ability to catch the decisive moment, his precise eye for design, self-taught methods
of work, and his comments about the theory and practice of photography made him a
legendary figure among contemporary photojournalists. “During the work, you have to be
sure that you haven’t left any holes, that you’ve captured everything, because afterwards it
will be too late”. Quote from Henri Cartier-Bresson. I think this image I have chosen is one
of the best images. I like this because Henri has captured the man running but still in mid air
and you can see the reflection, this image was not set up because you would be able to tell
otherwise the man would be in the centre of the shot.

2. Henri Cartier-Bresson One of Henri’s photographs
Robert Capa:
Robert Capa was a Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who covered five
different wars: Spanish Civil War, second Sino-Japanese war, World War II across Europe
and others. He documented the course of World War II in London, North Africa, Italy the
Battle of Normandy on Omaha Beach and the liberation of Paris. His action photographs,
such as those taken in the Normandy invasion 1944, portray the violence of war with unique
impact. “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough” Quote from Robert
Capa.
Robert Capa One of Robert’s Photographs
Many people say the closer you get to the event the better your photographs will be but doing
this will give higher risks. There are many of risks doing photojournalism I think the biggest
risk is losing your life. For an example Robert Capa went on the front line capturing the
different emotions and experiences of the soldiers I think that he was a brave man doing that
because he was risking his life to show people around the world what effects the war has on
different people. I think that photojournalism is not a job for people who are weak. Even if
they are not on the front line they still put themselves in danger just to capture that one
photograph that will tell a story. Even just covering a simple crime scene you need to get
close enough to show the intensity of the scene. Roberts photograph shows the realism of the
war when the soldiers are dropped off on the beach, which is called a beach landing. You
cannot see anything in front of the soldiers and this is what the men would of seen. This adds
fear and other emotions to this photograph that is why I think that this photograph is
successful.

3. This is a photograph of the headland memorial from many years ago and the other picture is a
recent photograph I have taken. I am going to reshoot this image because the positioning isn’t
the same as the older version and I want them looking the same. The memorial is a place
where people can pay their respects to men and women have fallen during the war. Once
every year people meet up for a ceremony to pay their respects which is remembrance
Sunday. I have been part of this tradition for five years because I parade with the Royal
Marine cadets. I think the only difference is the plants around the statue, I don’t know if the
houses were painted on the first image because it is in black and white.
More than a 100 people were killed during the bombardment of the headland and old town
areas of Hartlepool on December 16, 1914. Hartlepool became the first mainland Britain to
be bombed by the Germans in the First World War. In total, 118 people died and buildings as
more than 1,000 shells rained down on the town during the surprise 40-minute attack by three
heavy German cruisers. The gun battery, led by the quick-thinking Lieutenant Colonel
Lancelot Robson, defended the town during the bombardment.
National Press Photographers Association's Code of Ethics reads: Photographic and video
images can reveal great truths, expose wrongdoing and neglect, inspire hope and
understanding and connect people around the globe through the language of visual
understanding. Photographs can also cause great harm if they are callously intrusive or are
manipulated. The Code of Ethics goes on to detail what is and is not acceptable in
professional photojournalism. Though the standards may seem fairly crystalized, every day
there are challenging borderline cases. Considering that photography itself is barely 150
years old, one might wonder how these particular ethical guidelines came to be, and how they
may be evolving over time
Information about definition of photojournalism and Robert Capa from Wikipedia.org
Information about Henri Cartier-Bresson from
http://www.photo-seminars.com/Fame/bresson.htm
Hartlepool bombardment history
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/