History of Photojournalism

     Photojournalism is different from what many people believed photography to be. In his video What is Photojournalism , Professor Nordell describes it as the process of “…photographing verbs… people doing things." Photojournalists need both a keen sense for photography and also where to find the events and situations that are worth being photographed. It captures people actively participating in history.  Photojournalism allows moments in the past to live on. It documents more than just facts, but emotion.  The Modern Met in the article The History of Photojournalism. How Photography Changed the Way We Receive News.   defines photojournalism as, "telling the important stories of contemporary society."      Understanding the history of photojournalism is just as important as understanding history itself. When learning history, we learn where we come from and the foundation on which we build our lives. The history of photojournalism is similar in that we can ei

Photo by Dorothea Lange  A mother holds her children close during the Great Depression. This is always the first picture I think of when I hear the word "photojournalism."  After seeing this photo for the first time many years ago, I was captured by the idea of outsiders spreading awareness of other people's issues and current events that otherwise would never be known.  I think photojournalism is a great way to convey emotion that otherwise would be difficult to understand.