My View On Photojournalism

Everyone has different reasons for wanting to achieve. Everyone perceives achievement in different ways. For me, achievement is being happy, pursuing a career that I enjoy, starting a family, and doing my best in everything I participate in along the way. The driving factor behind my motivation is my willingness to achieve. This is the motivation map I created based on what motivates me to achieve.    Based on this map I created I was inclined to compare my motivations to some photojournalists I researched. I want to know why they do what they do, why they think it important, and what motivates them to continue doing it. One photojournalist I researched is Peter Di Campo. He spends most of his time in Africa documenting what it is like to live there on a daily basis. One of his most recent works is a photo essay called “Everyday Africa.” Peter is very different compared to most people because he views the world differently. In an interview with “TIME Magazine” Peter says...

"Going Home" Photo by: Ed Clark Year Created: 1945 Principle #1: Black and white The picture is black and white probably because that's the technology that the photojournalist had on hand. The color matches the facial expression of the man. The black and white adds to the mood of the photo. Principle #2: Facial expression The main subject in the photo has a facial expression that resembles pain and sadness. It seems like he is grieving because he looks like he is crying. He could be at some sort of event because it looks like he is performing for a crowd. Principle #3: Contrast The photo has a lot of contrasts in it between the dark greys of the subject and the white of the building and piano. The piano keys really stand out because the white keys are adjacent to the black ones. The subject is stand out a lot because he is up against the white wall of the building. In this picture, the main subject looks like he is in emotional pain or distress over something...

Everyone has ethics and morals that they follow that help them navigate through life. Morals help people make decisions like if someone in front of you drops a $100 bill, do you tell them or pick it up and keep it? This would fall under the umbrella of honesty. I think that an individual who admires honesty would give the $100 bill back to their owner. Sometimes in these situations where your morals are tested, you have to think about if the roles were reversed. If you dropped a $100 bill would you respect the person that takes it or the person that gives it back to you? Something that I admire along with honesty is loyalty. To me, I always want people surrounding me that will always be loyal and supportive of my decisions, right or wrong. I also admire faith. When I was young I really didn’t understand the point behind having faith and it wasn’t until recently that I discovered the importance behind it.  With this being said, there are things in life that test your m...

As with everything else in life, I think there are two sides to everything. When you have the profession as a photojournalist, you will do basically “whatever it takes” to get the photo you want. However, the question is, are there boundaries within doing whatever it takes to get that perfect photo? In my opinion, there are boundaries, but they are situational and a very gray area when it comes to photojournalism.  One of the examples used was a woman named “Aline praying outside St. Rose Lima Church in Newton, Conn., on the day of a school shooting.” Is this considered an okay moment for a photojournalist to take a picture or is it crossing oral boundaries? I think that taking pictures discretely or waiting until Aline is done praying and asking her if she could pose in that same way again so a picture could be taken is more appropriate. If a person does not want their picture taken I do not think they should be put in a position where a photographer takes a picture wi...