My take on photojournalism

Image by: Halima Johnson Image by: Halima Johnson Image by: Halima Johnson Image by: Halima Johnson Image by: Halima Johnson For my creative experiential exercise, my friends and I went to a friend’s grandfather's cabin for the weekend and we had woken up in the morning talking outside when I decided to channel my inner photojournalist while attempting to take pictures of the sunrise. While taking these pictures, it was pretty difficult to take the exact moment that the sunrises. I then thought about how it must have been for real photojournalists who have to take pictures during war or those who travel to other states and have to take gruesome pictures to share with the world. The timing and stress the photojournalists had to endure are truly unimaginable especially during the pre-digital era where the photojournalists could only hope that they had taken good pictures when they go over the images. A few months ago, when I began this course, I cam...

David Burnett who was born in Salt Lake City Utah, USA is known as one of the most accomplished photojournalists of all time. With his numerous works as well as his awards to back him up, David has achieved much more than any other photojournalist could in a total of four decades. During his earlier career, while in college as well as post-college, he had worked and interned for various magazines such as Life and Times magazine amongst others before he decided to settle down and create his own company alongside a friend of his in New York. According to David Burnett’s bibliography of Freestyle photography Supplies, his images got disseminated from his coverage of the aftermath of the 1973 Chilean Coup d'Etat which earned him his first major award, the Overseas Press Club of America's prestigious "Robert Capa Gold Medal" for "outstanding photography demonstrating exceptional courage under difficult circumstances". His photography showed people of the ...

Motivation to me means what keeps me going during difficult times. What encourages me when I believe I am too weak to continue the challenges that life throws be it education or work. To sum it up it is why I do what I do. Without various things to keep you motivated, it will become easier to give up which could also lead to loss of identity because an individual would feel stray and off-course. As a college student, I have felt the need to give up numerous time however my source of motivation be it people or things, kept me going. Above is my motivation map which consists of the major things that keep me on track. From God to my family, life long friendships made my passion, my future, my happiness, my race and finally my background. Each of these keeps me going in various situations. Some more than others, some individually and sometimes all together depending on what I’m facing against. An example of a p hotojournalist with a similar motivation as me is Lynn Johnson who shared it...

Photo by Ed Clark Image Source: http://www.thegreatleapsideways.com/?p=209 Principle 1: What feelings does the image create- The image creates a more sad and hurtful feeling. The tears streaming down the man’s face will definitely affect the audience and cause them to mourn with them. It is very clear that the man in the picture is mourning the loss of a loved one or someone he knew closely. While that is the feeling conveyed by the main subject being the man, the woman in the background, however, convey a more annoying feeling with a hint of disgust. Principle 2: Subject's expression- The main subject's expression is mainly hurt and sadness. It is clear that he is going through a stage of grief. The tears streaming down his face proves it. He’s emotions would certainly have an effect on the audience. Principle 3: Is the image black & white or color- The image is clearly black and white because back when this image was taken, there weren't any cameras whi...