This document provides an overview of photojournalism, including its definition, characteristics, history, and important figures. Photojournalism is using images rather than words to tell a news story in a truthful, timely, and objective manner. The development of the 35mm Leica camera in the 1930s allowed photographers to capture events as they unfolded. Notable photojournalists like Robert Capa, Margaret Bourke White, Walker Evans, and Dorothea Lange used photography to document important historical events like wars and the Great Depression in an effort to inform the public.