My Take on Photojournalism

  Photographs can have a major and long-lasting impact on someone individually and on the world. There are reasons such as to bring people together or to make a generalized message. Altogether photographs do have a lasting impact on the world which can be shown in different ways.   Photo by Karen Cunningham  The photograph depicted above has made a personal impact on myself for many reasons with one being because of the career field being shown. My career goal is to be a registered nurse, and I was instantly drawn to what is happening in the picture. This shows the importance of what it was and still is like during COVID for nurses, doctors and other first responders. In the article Ferguson's Citizen Journalists Revealed the Value of an Undeniable Video   Dan Gillmor states, "among other uses, documentation and dissemination is helping professional and citizen journalists alike bring more clarity to events like those in Ferguson." This shows how even though the...

History is a record of past events that is important and sets the tone for what humans can learn from. Being able to define history is valuable but understanding it and studying the different parts is necessary. A specific part of history includes photojournalism which is journaling but using pictures instead to tell a story. 1. How can knowing the history of photojournalism help to understand what photojournalist from the past and in current time have to do?  Knowing the history of photojournalism can help to understand what photojournalist from the past and current time have to do because it is seen throughout the years how it has transformed by their images. In the video, What is Photojournalism?  by Professor Nordell, he states, "it started with Matthew Bradys photographs from the civil war, considered by many to be the beginning of the civil war... later as technology developed you could print photographs and newspapers." This shows how it is important to know the histor...

Photo by Dorothea Lange   I love that photojournalism has an amazing way of capturing authentic moments even when the past was not all that great. I chose this image because it captures the realness of what was happening during this time period. I appreciated how Dorothea Lange made sure to get an image of the injustices being faced racially and economically. Being able to tell a strong story through a picture is the meaning of photojournalism because it gives the audience something to look for and leaves them curious like I was.