Photojournalism photography

From climate change protests to democratic uprisings against biased and violent authorities, it is clear that 2019 has been a pivotal year for citizens all over the world. It's in this context that free-to-use mobile app Agora launched its first #Photojournalism photo contest to give photographers a way to shed light on specific social issues. The competition gathered more than 12,321 submissions from amateur and professional photographers all over the world.

The power of the journalistic photograph, and truth it holds, is undiminished.

Described in simple terms, photojournalism is a branch of photography that uses photos or images to tell a story. A person who practices photojournalism is called a photojournalist. His photos come out in newspapers and magazines, as well as in non-traditional visual media like websites or blogs. In some cases, photographers work with a journalist

Actual paid journalism alert, with this review I did for the Independent On Sunday about the Don McCullin exhibition at the Imperial War Museum North. McCullin is probably the world’s greates…

A new book celebrates the late Observer photographer’s powerful reportage work

5 Tips For The Aspiring Photojournalist || Documentary photography, street photography and photojournalism are closely related disciplines that share at least a few theoretical, practical and aesthetic ideologies, but what sets photojournalism apart is pretty simple — newsworthiness. Newsworthiness, in turn, embodies these three main elements: timeliness, objectivity, and narrative. The goal of photojournalistic work is to capture…

In a special preview of a new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, we take a look at some of the incredible war photography soon to be on display.

Far from showing the heavenly views of the country, Duran Levinson’s ‘Streets of Bangkok’ focuses on the people of Thailand’s capital, showing diverse characters from...