Concluding Chapter

 

 

Photo by Kelly Reilly

 

This is the image I posted to Clashot. I chose to sign up and upload an image to Clashot. I think this is a neat way to upload my own photos, yet be able to see what other people are taking photos of nearby me and around the world. 

 When I signed up for this class, I had no idea what photojournalism was. I knew the word photo and I love to take photos so I thought it would be a great class to take and learn new things in. And that I did. I learned a lot from this class. I now know what photojournalism is. Photojournalism is a visual representation of a story. I think the article, What is Photojournalism, defines photojournalism well by stating, “Photojournalism is the process of story telling using the medium of photography as your main story telling device. While a journalist will use their pen and paper to tell stories, a photojournalist will use their camera to capture the visual representation of a story.” Photojournalism is also a job where men and women put their lives on the line to get that perfect photo that viewers want to see. They want to show us parts of the world we are unable to see ourselves. It is important to understand the history of photojournalism to understand the point to the images we see, and why people take their images. As John Nordell stated in his video “It started with Mathew Brady’s photograph from the Civil War, to be considered by many to be the beginning of photojournalism.” It started with exhibits where people would stand in line to see the photographs. When technology increased people were able to bring pictures in newspapers. It is important to know how it started and why. This whole course opened my mind. It opened my mind by showing me where photos from newspapers and magazines come from. It opened my mind on how to appreciate photos I see and how they tell a story and to think about the person who took the photos. There is a story to every photo, it’s not just a picture.

I believe photographs can change the world. A photograph can show so much in one image. While looking at a photograph people can see so many emotions, feelings, and also see how other people live or other parts of the world they have not been too. A photograph can change the world by people seeing the hurt and the darkness in the world. Many people do not know what it is really like at war or in third world countries. By seeing photographs of these things can make an impact on how people see the world and may want to help with these issues. As Jonathan Klein said in his speech, “…since the beginning of photography, images have provoked reactions in people, and those reactions have caused change to happen.” Also, a photograph can show the beauty in the world. You do not know how beautiful any place can be until you see it, and many times that is from a photograph. Photographs can also change the world by capturing an image that can change history. The photographer has their own story just as the image they are capturing. 

Signing up to Clashot makes me want to take more photos and upload them, maybe they are good and I will get some money someday for it! By knowing what I know now from taking this class I will be able to enjoy what other people post on Clashot.

Photo by Tim Hetherington

Image Source: https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2008/sports/fei-maohua/undefined

 

Photo by Stephanie Sinclair

Image Source: https://eslkevin.wordpress.com/2016/02/15/how-is-your-family-in-yemen/

 

Photo by

Image Source: http://aylmer2zazzoo.blogspot.com/2015/07/happy-independence-day-2015.html

 

Photo by Ruth Orkin

Image Source: http://www.libreriaipzs.com/Catalogo/Novit%C3%A0/82/

 

These are just a few of images that made an impact to me. In each, there is so much emotion, they are so powerful and tell so much of a story.  They are from different parts of the world, shows different events that are happening in the world, in places I will probably never go.

 

Photo by Mathew Brady

Image Source: http://www.mcmahanphoto.com/bradyphotos.html

 

I learned that Mathew Brady was the first photojournalist. He took photos of the Civil War. He showed a lot of death. Also, he showed people back home what was happening during war, and also took photos before their loved ones left so they had something to remember them by.

 

Photo by Andrea Lucado

Image Source: http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/blogging-tips/graphics-is-not-my-thing-part-1-take-better-photos/

 

I learn what Rule of Third is and how I can spot it on a photo. That the subject is not in the middle of the frame, it is off center. Also if you divide the photo into thirds the main subject will be in one of the thirds.

 

Photo by Tina Modotti

Image Source: http://www.artnet.com/galleries/throckmorton-fine-art/

 

I also learned that women have been compared to men since we were created. I learned it was hard to women to become photojournalist and got criticized by their male co-works and they would mess around with them and their photos. I learned women have been taking photographers ass long as men have, and they will not stop for anyone. If they love to take photos, they will continue doing so and won't let anyone or anything get in their way.

 

 

Winter Weather

Photo by Kelly Reilly

I was lucky enough to take this photo on the 10th. A snowy day right before an extra warm day for January. My dog Chipper loves to play in the snow. He is usually the only thing I take a photo of, or the sky! This photo was taken in my backyard while I was playing with Chipper in the fluffy snow, and the snow kept on coming and it was very cold! So we went inside to get dry and warm!

Photo by Kelly Reilly

I know this photo doesn't show much of winter weather, its just showing us how we stay warm after playing in the snow all day.

 

Photojournalist Profile

Here is my PowerPoint about the Photojournalist Ruth Orkin.

Ruth Orkin from Kelly Reilly

I hope you enjoy and learned something from it.

Photojournalism and Bias

"Going Home"
Photo by Ed Clark
Image Source: http://www.thegreatleapsideways.com/?p=209

When I look at this image, I see a young black male from the Army or Navy, crying while playing the accordion. You see pain on this young man’s face. The young man is the focus of the photo, you also see other people in the background near him, mostly women. You see a woman with her head resting on her hand, as if she is crying. Other women are looking at what appears to be the young man, but they could be looking at something else. You see a man hanging his head low, also showing grief. Before I looked up more information of this photograph, I thought this could be an image of the young man playing at other army men’s funeral. However, this was captured at a part of the funeral train for Franklin Roosevelt. To me, knowing that makes it a little more emotional. The fact that a President was so loved by people that a young army man was cry while continuing to play his instrument, he played through his pain he felt. As John Nordell said in his video, “Perspective and history determines a reaction to particular image.” I believe this photo explains these words.

Obvious main subject: It is obvious the main subject this the young man. If you did not see the people in the background you wouldn’t see all the emotion, it would be as if only that young man was sad. However, it is better that why are not as focused as the young man.

Rule of thirds: The young man is not in the center of the image, you are able to see the other grieving people behind him. You are able to see that there are many people who attended this event.

Black & White: I believe if this photo was in color, you would not get the same emotion. Due to the photo being in black and white, the names face is facing more towards the night, which captures the man’s tears running down his face. You see the detail of the pain and grief he is expressing.

Photo by Bill Franks
Image Source: http://billfrakes.photoshelter.com/image/I0000rhNFFPdEsl0

In or Out of Focus: The women are in focus and the rest of the image around them are buried and not in focus. This helps keep the focus on the two women and the feeling they are going through than what is around them. You can tell they are at a big race with a lot of people around so the photographer focus the women and blurs the rest of the area to keep the attention on them.

Black & White or color?: I believe if this photo was not in color it would be hard to make out the meaning of this photo. With color, it shows their jerseys and that they are on the same team, another teammate helping another. Also, if it was not in color, you wouldn’t be able to make out that the one women is helping her teammate by icing the back of her legs.

Quality of Light: The light is right on the two athletes. It helps bring the focus on them. Also, with the light you see the details on the women’s bodies. You can see they are in shape and are true athletes. The light is hitting both of the women and not just one or the other.

I chose this photo because I used to be an athlete and know what it is like to be able to count on teammates to be there when you need them. This is a true photo because it just shows the women runners most likely after a big race, one has her shoes off and the other is on her knees while the woman with her shoes off is rubbing the others leg with ice. You can tell the women are not set up for a photo, it was taken during the moment.

Photo by Christopher Marr
Image Source: http://mediacentre.visitscotland.org/pressreleases/first-minister-hails-iceland-agreement-1595930

Black & White or color?: If this photo was in Black and White, you would not see the detail of all the different bright colors. This photo in color is breath taking, all the different colors the sky can make.

Rule of Thirds: In this photo you see the sky, and then a reflection on the sky on the water. The same for the mountains, they are in the middle of the photo but also parts reflect off the water.

 Use of Lines: The photo has lines from the color going into the next. There is lines from the mountains and from the water. The lines take your attention towards the subject.

I chose this photo for a false photo because it looks like the photographer could have brightened the lighter or even added color to the photo. As much as I love the Northern Lights and seeing pictures of them, it is hard not to think that they could be false photos due to how bright the stars and colors in the sky can be. Also, the reflection of the green part is brighter than the green is the sky, and you don’t see much of the purple in the water like the green.

The Ethics of Photojournalism

With taking this photo it has made me realize that photojournalism does not show dead bodies like they used to in World War II. If you look up images of WWII you can see photos of many dead bodies, even piles of dead bodies. In today’s war you do not see that being published in newspapers, magazine, etc. You will see caskets with flags over them, but not the body itself.

Photo by  Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

 

Image Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/us/11bodies.html

 In the article Too Graphic? written by Arielle Emmett, talks about images of Haiti when a huge earthquake taking an estimated 230,000 lives, and perhaps 3 million injured or homeless. While American photojournalist ran to capture their images of the event it is nothing like taking photos in Afghanistan or Iraq. Emmett states, “…with countless rules of embedding and the continual threats of bullets and roadside bombs. And editors generally loath to publish graphic and disturbing images saw justification for doing so in the case of the catastrophe in Haiti.” Photographers just wanted to show the world how horrible the event was. Emmett continues with a quote from Michele McNally, assistant managing editor for photography at the New York Times, with, "One of the reasons the pictures were more graphic in Haiti was that the Haitian people wanted the journalists to photograph the dead bodies and tell their stories. They wanted the world to see, to know how horrible it was."

However, some people such as Valerie Payen-Jean Baptiste are upset with all the photos. Valeria lost every possession, her home, school she was a principal of, and nearly her family from the earthquake. A natural disaster, and not by other humans. Valerie says, “I'm tired of it; the photos are too much, I know that [news outlets] took pictures, and that enabled people to raise money. But what I see is that people in Haiti are really upset. Some view the photos as an insult, a disaster, since we have already suffered so much." I know I would feel like same way if I was in their shoes. There is only so many times you want to see the images that changed your whole life, that took everything away from you. I know the photos helped make the world aware of how devastating the earthquake was, and help raise money for the cause, but sometimes images just show too much.


Photo by Shaul Schwarz and Timothy Fadek
Image Source: http://natureandlife24.blogspot.com/2015/04/world-largest-earthquake-history.html#.WHQxrGN-siQ

 Lately with all the shootings going on in the world I have realized they are starting to show more graphic images now. One the news when there was a shooting you might have seen a body with a white sheet covering it. Now you see the blood on the road and streets. Seeing the blood of those victims makes it feel much more real. During the latest shooting at Ft. Lauderdale, I was actually watching the news when the breaking news came on, showing the airport and telling viewers as much as they could. I couldn’t stop watching because I wanted to know more. I wanted to see what the shooter looked like. However, the news showed victims of the shooting coming out of ambulances and going into the hospital. I believe this is wrong. Those people cannot get ahold of their families, nor will other people do it in time so their families would know before seeing it on the news. What if that is how they found out their family member was one who got shot? That isn’t a way I would want to find out, or think that other should find out either. I believe they should wait to show the victims so family members can find out a better way. 

Photo by Kelly Reilly

Women Photojournalists - Trials and Triumphs

 

Charlotte Brooks
                             
                                  Photo by unknown
                                  Image Source: http://www.apag.us/charlotte-brooks/
Charlotte Brooks was born Charlotte Finkelstein, in Brooklyn New York, on September 16, 1918. Charlotte attended Brooklyn College in the 1930’s. This is where she changed her last name to Brooks. According to Paul Vitello, from The New York Times, “Brooks was derived from her grandmother’s maiden name, Eisenbruch — as did many Jews who aspired to enter professions at a time when anti-Semitism remained pervasive.” After Charlotte graduated from Brooklyn College, she attended University of Minnesota, to start graduate work in psychology to become a social worker. However, she changed her mind and went back to New York, and studied photography. Charlotte worked full-time at Look magazine in 1951. Paul Vitello states, “Ms. Brooks was assigned almost exclusively at Look to provide pictures for what were known as women’s features: articles about children, families, education, homes, food and other constituent parts of women’s supposed domain.” The magazine closed in 1971. Over twenty years, Charlotte contributed to around 450 features. After the magazine closing, Charlotte moved upstate with Julie Arden. Charlotte began teaching photography, and both Charlotte and Julie Arden helped fund the White Pond Art Center. Charlotte Brooks passed away at her home in Holmes, New York at the age of 95.

 While Charlotte was a freelance photographer at Look, she was assigned more of the feminine stories, such as articles about children, families, education, home, food, etc. The magazine never sent Charlotte to cover war or even a football game, nothing that people thought was manlier. However, Paul Vitello explains, “…her work became notable for capturing layers of depth in those types of stories that few ever had.” Charlotte did not want to be like the typical women photojournalist who just writes about feminine things, safe things. She went out and found the dangers of the topics she could write about. Charlotte created a photo essay about Minnijean Brown. One of the nine black teenagers who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. Vitello states, “Under police escort through white mobs. Ms. Brooks went to see Ms. Brown several months later, after the world’s attention had moved on and Ms. Brown had been expelled for scuffling with white students who had shoved and spat on her in the cafeteria.” Charlotte captured the emotional toll of those historic months during Minnijean, one teenager’s life, and the way her family rallied to help her. Charlotte kept to herself how she did not care that see was assigned to these subjects. She need them her own.

I love the image John Nordell shows in his video Women Photojournalists, of the self-portrait of Frances Benjamin Johnston. John Nordell describes, “This is a self-portrait where she depicted herself smoking, holding a mug of beer with her petticoat showing. This photo was scandalous at this time.” Knowing some history of that time period I know how scandalous this phot is. Women we not allowed to show their petticoat and not like that with her legs crossed over the other one. I love knowing that women have always been somewhat rebellious about the way women have to act to cannot to things men can. Nordell also states, “She [Frances] was part of the new women movement, who left women had the right to control their own economic, social, and personal lives.” A comment left on Paul Melchers article, Why Is a Photojournalist’s Gender Relevant to Their Work? by twocutedogs saysing, “Is there a category for 37 year old male photographers with blonde hair? Completely agree with the article. One thing that I was (naively) surprised at was that some galleries want to feature women photographers over men. Who cares about gender? The photograph is what's important.” I agree with what this person has to say, the photograph is what is important.

Photo By Charlotte Brooks

Image Source: http://www.apag.us/charlotte-brooks/

Year Created: 1956

This Black and White photo shows the detail is the child that is grabbing on to her teacher. You see the teacher but the focus in more on the child. You do not see the teachers face, you do not see much of her in fact. The Black and white brings out the detail in the little girls hand, you can see how it is gently on her teacher and the girls face shows comfort.

I choose this photo because it is a great representation of what Charlotte Brooks was assigned to. She was assign to feminine rolls. But this photo also shows how teachers back then were like a second mother to children. They had to take care of them just like mothers would. Teachers care for their students and the students care for them back.

Photo by Charlotte Brookes
Image Source: https://smcavene.wordpress.com/page/2/
Year Created: 1957
Charlotte Brookes used Rule of Thirds. You can see the soldier on one side, the focus in on Minnijean Brown and on the other side you see white people following behind her, as one women yells at Brown. You also see in the background everyone is looking towards this direction as if they too are staring at Brown and the women yelling.
I choose this photo because I think it shows a lot of emotion. It's a powerful photo. It shows that Brown will not let people get to her. It should how dramatic the event was that there needed to be soldiers there. I also love how you see the women in the back yelling, yet she is not in focus.

Technology Timeline

Here is a link to my PowerPoint of Technology Timeline. I made a collage of different types of photographic technology throughout the years.

Technology timeline collage from Kelly Reilly

I hope you enjoyed my PowerPoint and learned something from it!

Working in the Digital Age

Wireless transmitters:

 

A wireless camera has a built in transmitter that can send videos over the air to a receiver and not through a wire. In an article I found while researching about wireless transmitters, “Wireless video cameras: Just the facts” gives details about what wireless transmitters are and how they are used. In this article, the author states, “Many people aren't aware that there are multiple types of wireless technology in use, each with unique advantages and disadvantages.” Some different types of wireless are 2.4 GHz which is most commercially available in electronic devices. 5.8 GHz which the cameras function are similar to 2.4 GHz. There is also WiFi, which allows multiple devices to be networked together and access a local area network through a wireless router. Another wireless is cellular, and connects to a cellular network to send videos. It is very similar to WiFi cameras.

As John Nordell tells how wireless transmitters work for photojournalist, he says, “You could be at a hockey game, and sitting right next to you is a little portable WiFi hotspot with your cell phone plugged into it, and so you take a picture, and the transmitter would take the digital image, send it to the cell phone which was connected to the WiFi hotspot and it would send the image back to the newspaper.” This makes it much easier and faster for photojournalist to get their images to their editor or published on time. This also helps at events that have high security. Photographers do not need to use runner anyone, they can just use wireless transmitters. Nordell expresses, “This is just tremendous”. Wireless transmitters changed the game for photojournalist.

Photo Source: http://www.4glterouteur.eu/novatel-mifi-3352-3g-hspa-mobilni-hotspot-wifi.html
This image is showing a personal Wifi Hotspot

 Also, with having a wireless transmitter of your own as a photojournalist, you are able to use it wherever. As Nordell says, if there is an event where everyone is trying to use their cell phones, it is hard to get service to send images. With the WiFi hotspot you can use your own service and be the only one hooked on to it.

Wireless transmitters are very different from pre-digital technologies such as Black and White roll film. The process to develop Black and white roll film takes a good amount of time, unlike using any of these wireless transmitter methods. However, I feel like with the Black and White roll film, you are able to take time and study your images before sending them to your editor or newspaper.

Photo by unknown
Image Source: https://volkshochschule-landau.de/Bild/cmx547c48849bfda.html
This image is showing how easy it is to use and digital camera, see what you are taking a photo of, seeing the photo and then being able to develop it or send it wirelessly. It shows how it is easier than waiting for photos being developed before digital cameras.

The Art of Photojournalism

Photo by Steve McCurry
Image Source: http://www.listedtips.com/10-composition-tips-with-award-winning-photographer-steve-McCurry
Year Created: 2012

Rule of Thirds:

Steve McCurry has one ballerina, that is waiting to get on stage with the other, standing in a dark spot. While you see the other ballerinas on stage and has light on them. The ballerina that is standing backstage waiting, you see the glow of the stage lights on her face and the front of her body. It seems as though this one ballerina may be younger than the others on stage and is watching as she cannot wait to be as good as them. Or maybe she has a solo and is waiting till it is her time to go on.

Why I Choose This Image:

 I choose this image because it could have different meanings to it. I also choose this image because it shows the light on a dark spot. It shows behind the sense we do not see of a play.

Photo by Richard Avedon
Image Source: https://pleasurephotoroom.wordpress.com/2012/12/16/jean-shrimpton-photo-richard-avedon-harpers-bazaar-1964/
Year Created: 1964

Black and White:

Richard Avedon takes a photograph of Jean Shrimpton in Black and White. This photo defines Jean's jaw line and bring attention right to her face. The light contacts on her cheeks showing off her lips and nose. Her eyelashes are shadowed a bit and it makes her eyes brighter, also her eyebrows. On one side you can see the outline to her hair and the other side is too dark and shadowed to make out where her hair ends.

Why I Choose This Image:

I choose this image because I think Jean Shrimpton has a beautiful face. Looking at this Black and White image  you are drawn to her face. Jean was a model and actress, and in this photo she could be selling a type of make-up, to me it looks like an advertisement image. I also like the 1960's which was the generation this year was from. Women were just naturally beautiful then and did not use much make-up like todays women.

Photo by unknown
Image Source: http://www.vintag.es/2016/01/victorian-wedding-fashion-27-stunning.html
Year Created: 1885

Black and White

This photo was taken in the late 1800's, where there was no colored images yet. This photographer has the bride standing so you can see her dress, yet you do not see all of the bottom half. The woman's arms are placed behind her so you can see the detail of her dress. The woman's face it turned a little which makes one side of her face shaded and the other has a light on it. Also, the background is a sheet or curtain, you do not see anything around her other than the detail of the back drop.

Why I Choose This Image

I choose this image because I love black and white photographs. This picture is so old and has so much unknown to it. You only know that a women is getting married. This image shows detail of the dress and shows how much wedding dresses have changed since then and clothes in general. I also like that you do not have anything behind her, it keeps more of the unknown. I love old photos and seeing what is was like back in different time periods.

Pre-Digital Photographic Technology

Photo by Kelly Reilly

Black and white roll film affects photojournalist by its history. Black and white roll film is history. In the begging of photography, black and white roll film was the only choice for photographers. In the article "How Photographic Film Works", written by Charles Woodworth, writes there are five steps to developing film in black and white. Woodworth writes that the first step is, "the film is placed in developing agent that is actually a reducing agent. Given the chance, the reducing agent will convert all the silver ions into silver metal. Those grains that have latent-image sites will develop more rapidly. With the proper control of temperature, time and agitation, grains with latent images will become pure silver. The unexposed grains will remain as silver-halide crystals, The next step is to complete the developing process by rinsing the film with water, or by using a "stop" bath that arrests the development process The unexposed silver-halide crystals are removed in what is called the fixing bath. The fixer dissolves only silver-halide crystals, leaving the silver metal behind. In the final step, the film is washed with water to remove all the processing chemicals. The film strip is dried, and the individual exposures are cut into negatives.
Photography was around over twenty years before the Civil War, right before conflict broke out was when it started flowering. During the Civil War, photographs were in black and white. Eric Niiler wrote in the article, “How Civil War Photography Changed War”, that, “It [photos] allowed families to have a keepsake representation of their fathers or sons as they were away from home.” It gave family comfort to be able to have something of their son or father that shows them and they are able to see their face every day when they are gone. If they passed, then they had picture that will last forever for them to keep close to them. Photographer probably took more photos once the war started to families would be able to have those. This effected photojournalist to start, it helped for photographers to know what to take photos of and what people wanted to see.

Photojournalists have been around for all wars. In the article, “The Magnificent Eleven: The D-Day Photographs of Robert Capa, John Godfrey Morris states, He risked his life on more than one occasion during the Spanish Civil War and had taken what is considered the most eerily fascinating of all war photographs.” Photojournalists are putting their lives at risk to show people images of the war that people want to see. They want to see details of the war, they want images so it is like they are there also.

Photo by Robert Capa

Source Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/136879256@N02/22701484437

Now of days, it is easy or anyone to take a photograph, even a child. Most people have a camera on them 24/7, right on there phone. It's as easy as holding your phone up to the object you are wanting to get photograph of and then pushing a button. The camera on the photo will do the focusing for you most of the time. You can even choose if you want it in black or white, negative, etc. You can add lighten or darken it, add fading, crop it, and so much more. You can upload it to many different social medias or you can print them out as easy as taking the photo. If you take it on an actual camera you may have a chip you use and can either do it in a computer at your own home or at a machine at a store that will print out your images right there. Same as if you use your phone, you can plug it in and upload your photos to your computer or the machine. It is so much faster easier now of days
for people, of any age, to use digital cameras. You see what you are taking a photo of. It is much easier then when photographs fist came out.

Can Photographs Change the World?

 

Photo by Andrew Fazekas
Image Source: http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2014/01/10/aurora-sky-show-hit-and-miss/

This photograph has affected me personally by seeing such beauty in such a dark and cold place. Seeing images of the Northern Lights have made my number one thing on my bucket list is to go see them. I think they are so beautiful. The sky has always fascinated me, and seeing that it can make such beautiful colors is amazing to me. This picture inspires me to do well in life so I am able to go and experience the Northern Lights in person and not such see them in photographs. Also, to enjoy and appreciate the beauty in this world.            

I believe photographs can change the world. A photograph can show so much in one image. While looking at a photograph people can see so many emotions, feelings, and also see how other people live or other parts of the world they have not been too. A photograph can change the world by people seeing the hurt and the darkness in the world. Many people do not know what it is really like at war or in third world countries. By seeing photographs of these things can make an impact on how people see the world and may want to help with these issues. As Jonathan Klein said in his speech, “…since the beginning of photography, images have provoked reactions in people, and those reactions have caused change to happen.” Also, a photograph can show the beauty in the world. You do not know how beautiful any place can be until you see it, and many times that is from a photograph.

 Photographs can also change the world by capturing an image that can change history. John Nordell states in his video, “If a tree falls in the woods and there is no photojournalist to take a picture of it, did the event happen?” While things can happen that change the world, it is more believable through a photograph. An example is, if people did not have cameras or video cameras we would not have many or any pictures or videos of 9/11 terrorist attack. We were able to get pictures and videos of both plans flying into the Twin Towers, and them both collapsing. For months after and even years we see images of this day of the terror and pain on people’s faces. You felt their pain and you grieved for America and the ones who lost their lives or lost someone that tragic day.



Photo by Thomas E. Franklin
Image Source:http://newyork.cbslocal.com/photo-galleries/2016/09/08/911-memorial-museum-unveils-iconic-ground-zero-flag/

 I believe this picture changed the world. It shows the darkest day in America. It let the world know what happened and the pain the brought to so many. Yet it shows we are America, we are a strong country, and we will stand tall and work together to keep moving on. We will fight for those innocent people who lost their lives on that tragic day.

In the article “These 6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media in America”, written by Ashley Lutz, shows an infographic by Jason at Frugal Dad. In Jason’s infographic, he writes, “In 1983, 90% of American media was owned by 50 companies. In 2011, that same 90% is controlled by 6 companies.” The six companies consist of: GE, News-Corp, Disney, Viacom, Time Warner, and CBS. Many photographs that are taken by photojournalist will not even be published. One reason may be government censorship. Another way that images might not be published is by the photojournalist’s editors. Ted Rall writes in the article “Censorship of war casualties in the US”, that “Media consumers saw thousands of images of dead and dying combatants, both American and Vietnamese, 40 years ago. Most were supplied by war photographers embedded with US troop units. But today's "embeds" are required to submit their work to military censors for approval and transmission.” I believe this is a smart and respectful thing to do to for the families who have lost someone. They do not want to see their loved ones in a newspaper, magazine, etc. lying there injured or dead. Having censorship is a good thing even if some photojournalist want you to see more.

Introducation to the History of Photojournalism

 

 

What is photojournalism? Photojournalism is a visual representation of a story. In an article I found online, they describe photojournalism by saying, “Photojournalism is the process of story telling using the medium of photography as your main story telling device. While a journalist will use their pen and paper to tell stories, a photojournalist will use their camera to capture the visual representation of a story.” I believe this is a great way of saying what photojournalist do.

As John Nordell stated in his video “It started with Mathew Brady’s photograph from the Civil War, to be considered by many to be the beginning of photojournalism.” It started with exhibits where people would stand in line to see the photographs. When technology increased people were able to bring pictures in newspapers. Today there are many other ways such as online newspapers, blogs, etc. Many photojournalist will photograph war sense.

Zoriah said in the clip on the show “In Harms Way”, “It’s an old war photography saying that everybody wants to get an image that will stop war.” Since people cannot be there photojournalist take images to show people in different places what is going on. Photojournalism lets people see what is going on around the world, to be able to actual see the beauty in other places, or pain that others are going through.

Photo by Zoriah Miller
Image Source: http://www.taringa.net/posts/info/1455303/Zoriah-Miller.html

 

 In James Nachtwey clip, he says, “It’s occurred to me, that if everyone could be there just once, to see for themselves…what unspeakable pain of the impact of a single bullet… if everyone could be there to see for themselves the fear and grief just one time, they would understand that nothing is worth getting to that point where that happens to one person, let alone a thousand.” There photojournalist want people to see the pain of war, they want war to end, and for people to understand we should not be doing this to each other, we would not want to be in that pain so why put others in that pain.

Photo by James Nachtwey
Image Source: https://treacureps.wordpress.com/2013/06/30/james-natchwey-sebagai-fotografer-perang-dan-sosial/

 It is important to understand the history of photojournalism to understand the point to the images we see, and why people take their images, and some even put there life on the line to get that image to show us things we cannot see.

Too young to wed

Stephanie Sinclair shows the issue of child marriage. Girls in other countries getting marriage at ages 9, 10, 11...

 

Photo by Stephanie Sinclair
Image Source: http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/14/documenting-child-marriage-for-over-a-decade-and-still-going/