Introduction to Photo Journalism

Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism that uses images to tell a news story - What is photojournalism? We all see the results of photojournalism daily with our newspapers, news magazines, and Internet searches. However, a defining photojournalism is difficult for many people. Photojournalism is not just "taking news pictures." Photojournalism doesn't mean you are employed by a specific newspaper or working in a war zone. Photojournalism, put simply, is about capturing verbs.

It can be argued that photojournalism is the most universal form of mass communication. Writing and speaking both require the knowledge of a specific language, but the visual image can in many instances be understood by anyone. Facial expressions, emotions, movement and body posture as well as composition, light and shadow can tell a story in the same way that words can.

In our media orientated world, more often than not the pictures tell the story - a lot of the time this is instantly or from the scene.
Technology advances such as the internet have enabled us to see these pictures as they happen, no longer do we have to wait until tomorrows newspaper for grainy images. With the help of this course you could go on to record your own piece of history.