Photo-Journalism

By:Serena B. & Marcus R.

Photo-Journalist
Photo-Journalists are paid Photographers who
use their photos to give the viewer a visual
representation of the story occurring
Photo-Journalism
CNBC claims Photo-Journalism as the 4th most
stressful job in the world
Job requires:
Be on call 24hrs daily
Must mobilize with little notice
Must stay on assignments for extended
periods of time
Famous Photo-Journalists
Corey Arnold
Philip Griffiths
Cartier-Bresson
Robert Doisneau
Robert Capa
Sports Media Photo-Journalist
The main purpose is to show the viewer what is
happening without words
Photography Action verbs
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Sports media
sports media photo-journalists take pictures of
action statements
Running
diving
fast paced sports
History On Photo-journalism
Modern photo -journalism took place in 1925
First started In Germany
before people could barely go anywhere with equipment
such as bulky lights or tripods to take beautiful pictures
the first 35 mm camera Leica took off the hassle of
carrying the bulky equipment and being able to roam
around more easily.
History continued
Germanys photo magazines established the idea then
hitler took power and most journalists fled the country
and some came to America
the name Photo-Journalism came from Frank Luther
Mott, historian and dean of the University of missouri
school of journalism, which became failure after WWII.
News Photo-Journalist
These Photo-Journalists take pictures of
current events
News
News photo-Journalism requires photographers
to work in dangerous environments
These photographers must follow the news,
focus on exciting topics,
and communicate emotion
through powerful visuals
Working with your company
News photographers may need to work with
editors to get the pictures the company needs
taking on topic pictures is
key to continuing in this
line of work
The Money
The average wages for photo-
Journalists appears to be in
between 46,000-65,000
annually
The End