Photo Journalism

Application, Context and Techniques

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Application


Photo journalism originated in the early 20th century. The Leica Camera, an innovative, newer, portable camera was made in Germany in 1925 which encouraged more photography to take place. Photographers found this helpful for capturing their images; Henri Cartier Bresson found the Leica to his liking and believed in surrealism, leading to him using "the decisive moment." This is shown in most of his photographs including the famous picture of the man jumping over a puddle.









Context


Photo journalism is also used for emphasis, especially in war photography. Two of these photographers are Robert Capa and Tony Vaccaro. Capa managed to capture the reality of the Second World War, even going to extreme lengths and taking pictures on the site of D - Day. His photos were viewed back in England and were used to publicise the reality of the D -Day landings. The images were used in many newspapers, broadcasts and other media. 


Techniques
(done as another post)