Introduction to Photojournalism

Photo Journalism is “photographs created to be published in journals.” There are many different ways to view photojournalism, I view it as a way to capture significant times in history in one still, complete image. Unlike any other form of releasing news or specific information out to the public eye to see for their criticism to take over and control the topic with their opinions, many forms come through, video, sketches, broadcast, but none other like a photo of the exact moment in time an act was done to change history forever. Becoming familiar with the history of photojournalism because, in order to appreciate it, you need to understand how far it has come. In his video, Professor Nordell says, “Photojournalism started with Mathew Brady’s photos from the civil war.” People used to have to go to an exhibit to admire the pictures, and now they are broadcasted all over the world for society to see. 

Photojournalism provides enough information about a specific topic for it to be picked apart in fullest detail. It is up to the viewer to pick apart and perceive the photo how they choose. That is what is beautiful about photojournalism, each person has a different opinion on the picture. A photo in some cases is better than a text description due to its ability to have an opinion-based reflection-based solely on evidence found in the details and assumptions of the image. Also, photojournalists sometimes risk their lives to take a picture at the perfect moment so that same moment can be shared with the world, this is overlooked by many viewers. In Jason Henskee’s video about his experience with photojournalism, he said, “There is a tremendous amount of pressure on photojournalists to photograph any number of subjects…each day is vastly different.”
History has proven to provide lessons that are followed in the future so mistakes made in the past won't be recurring in the present and photojournalism provides a clear concept of this through its ability to tell a story without words. The importance of having this is not only to explain a story at the exact moment someone snapped a picture but to give someone the ability to have somewhat of a glimpse of what is going on behind blurred lines and faulty information spread to cover up the truth by using words. One can always change words to persuade a reader, pictures are objective, and the viewers have to create a story behind the picture. The picture below is one example of a picture with a story behind it. 
Giving someone the ability to see what actually could be going on during a specific period and not allowing them to be persuaded by lies and untrue statements trying to make something so big seem so small. The history allows spectators to live or behold the moment themselves to experience what is happening in the picture.

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