PHOTOJOURNALISM

What is Photojournalism?

Photojournalism is a form of a collection, a presentation of images in news for the general public. Images create news all on their own.

Power of Image

Universal language

Empowers the moment

Narrative in an instant

Can trump text

Difference Between Photography and Photojournalism

Photography- Which image get used and how images are constructed

Photojournalism- Adhere to ethics, images of a story, reporting the images to public

Who is Photojournalist?

A photojournalist can send ripples across the world with the publication of an iconic photograph, an agent for social change

Qualities of Photojournalism

Timeliness

Objectivity

Narrative

History

The beginnings of photojournalism occurred in the middle of the 18th century

Possible by printing and photography inventions that occurred between 1880 and 1897

First Photojournalist

Carol Szathmari

Romanian Photographer(1812-1887)

Did pictures in the Crimean War (between Russia and Turkey, 1853 to 1856).

Crimean War

First Photo Print

Entitled “ A Scene in ShantyTown”

First halftone photo printed in the Daily Graphic (New York) March 4, 1880

Golden Age (1930 to 1950)

Huge readerships and reputations largely on use of photography

Picture Post (London) Life (USA) Paris Match (Paris) The Daily Mirror (London) The Daily Graphic (N.Y)

World Famous Photojournalist

Jacob August Riis Mathew B. Brady Margaret Bourke-White Charls Porter Robert Capa

Harry Benson Chip Berlet Felice Beato Roger Fenton James Nachtwey

Contd..

Professional Organizations

The Dennish Union of Press Photographers 1912

Pressfotografernas Klubb, Sweden (1930)

The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) 1946

Awards in Photojournalism

Pulitzer Prizes, 1968 World Press Photo Best of Photojournalism Pictures of the year The press photographers’ Year

Impact of New Technology

Box Camera 35 mm Leica camera Digital Cameras

Film negative Memory Card

Father of Modern Photojournalism

Henri Cartier Bresson

French Photojournalist (1908-2004)

Digitalization of Photojournalism

Picture taking

Picture processing

Picture Taking

Photographer based technique

Equipment based technique

Subject based technique

Picture Processing

Adobe Photoshop widely used

Photojournalism Standards

Be accurate and comprehensive in the

representation of subjects Avoid own biasness Respect and dignity for all subjects Do not intentionally contribute to alter, or

seek to alter or influence events

Contd..

Maintain the integrity of the photo-graphic images’ content and context

Don’t give reward to sources or subjects for participation or information

Don’t accept gifts who influence the coverage

Basic Responsibilities

Trustee for the public

Brain-storming with journalists

Consulting with photo editors

Developing film

Editing photos

Scheduling photo sessions

Writing the photo caption

Contd..

Photojournalism in India

Photography came to India in the 1840's

By 1869 all the Presidencies of the States of Bombay and Madras had sponsored photographers for snapping Indian views in the field

First Women Photojournalist

Homai Vyarawalla

India’s Photojournalists

Manobina Roy Indira Dey Kulwant Roy Kishor Parekh Altaf Qadri Priyam Dhar

Photojournalist Says..

“We should give the readers a truth of the situation as being honest.” Flip Schulke

“Our understanding both intellectually and

emotionally the person or situation not just

objective point of view, we are involved with

soul.”- Gary Hershorn

Photojournalism is our window to the world around us

Thank You!

Ms. Megha GuptaMs. Rashi Walia

Mr. Sijin Varghese