Concluding Chapter

During my creative process experiment , I took my photos in black and white and not color. Most of the photojournalists we have spoken on took their pictures in black and white because in their era color didn't exist. As I was taking my pictures, I did them on something that I enjoyed and relaxed, which is summer and the water. Today, I went on a trip to Rhode Island and I knew I was going to by the water. I set my camera in black and white and took different pictures. Most photojournalists takes pictures of something they have  a passion for. Summer is my favorite season and I love being by the water at beaches around the area or just taking walks on boardwalks or around the area. The photos I have taken are on a dock , showing the true beauty of summer and the ocean. When taking this photo I felt like if people viewed it would make them want to experience it themselves. 

Images by: Aaliyah Wright

When I think of Photojournalism I still feel the same way, nothing has changed. Photojournalism is a career where a person takes images in different kind of ways to tell a news story. Most images have a meaning to it, and some of them you may not get right away, you will have to look deeply into the image. I still feel the same way about Photojournalism as I did before. Only thing different is that I am more positive about photojournalists. At first I thought they were just taking pictures just for the fun of it and really didn’t have a passion for what they did. As I read more into photojournalists they love what they do and some of them would like to change the community, world in some way. For example, with the person I did my photojournalist profile on James Van Der Zee, he wanted to show the beauty of African Americans in different ways. The history of photojournalism is important because it tells us about the past life before we were born. It lets us know the important issues that aren’t addressed now. I really wouldn’t say that I had any big “Ah ha” moments, but there are moments that I enjoyed. For instance learning the different reasons that motivate photojournalists and making our personal motivation maps. It let me personally compare my life to photojournalists. The question, do photographs change the world? I would say yes depending on what type of photos you are looking at. James Van Der Zee photographs interested me the most because they are African American photos which are my culture and then they were different variety of photos that make people happy. 

Image by: James Van Der Zee

Looking through my classmates work I learned a lot of history about different photojournalists. Each person did a good job of explaining their photojournalist in a great way. One thing that caught my attention very well was when Alejandra asked “How did Zoriah images impacted society?” I liked the answer when it was stated that the society should know that issues still exist and it impacts everything around us.

Photo by: Zoriah

This photo shows how somewhere in a different country this women is suffering from malnutrition and these people need as much help as they can get.

Another thing that my classmate Patrick mentioned was how Steve McCurry likes to get to know his subjects. Patrick feels that Steve has a great sense of trust and people trust him as well, which a great quality for a photographer.

Photo by: Steve McCurry

This photo is of a young women and I feel that she is trusting Steve McCurry to take a photo of her and making her look beautiful.

Last but not least, Kelsy has worked on photographer Michael Kamber, and he covers history of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan and other countries. What I liked that Kelsy pointed out is how Kamber said photojournalism is "dead" and its all about winning awards and prizes. I'm glad she pointed this out because when I was going through the course especially at the beginning , I felt like photojournalists only cared about their awards because they got noticed more and more money was coming in.

Photo By: Michael Kamber

During this course I can say I have learned a lot more than what I knew before. From learning about the history of women, to technology, and techniques, I really enjoyed it. My favorite part was definitely the technology and creating the timeline, it made us look deeper into photography and how the photojournalists go about creating their images. I think its great for people to know the history of photojournalism because it makes us expand our knowledge. Each task we did I learned something new.

Final project

Below is a Obituary Layout for my photojournalist Profile

James Van Der by Aaliyah Wright

References

 Bianco, D., & "James VanDer Zee." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004. (1994). VanDerZee, 

James 1886–1983. Retrieved June 21, 2016, from http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/James_Augustus_VanDerZee.aspx

 James Van Der Zee. (n.d.). Retrieved June 21, 2016, from http://www.biography.com/people/james-van-der-zee-9515411

 Van Der Zee, James (1886-1983) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed. (n.d.). Retrieved June 21, 2016, from http://www.blackpast.org/aah/van-der-zee-james-1886-1983

 The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. (n.d.). James VanDerZee. Retrieved June 21, 2016, from http://www.britannica.com/biography/James-VanDerZee

 

 

Chapter Nine

When it comes to motivation everyone has their own idea of it, people see things differently. With motivation you should be setting goals for yourself, trying to figure out what you want in life and who you want to be. As you set your mind to certain things people find things to motivate them to achieve it. For instance with me the biggest thing that motivates me is my parents, getting through college my first two years was me what difficult but talking to my parents and knowing  I wanted to make them happy made me motivate myself more. In photojournalism, photojournalists need a lot of motivation because they get judged on certain things like gender, race, and more.

A women who name was Bacani and 28 years old moved to Hong Kong from the Philippines. She came to Hong Kong to help pay for her brothers education by being a maid. Bacani was exposed to photography and took wonderful pictures from the different trips she took around Hong Kong and sceneries of abuse of the domestic workers. The Magnum Foundation gave her the chance to study photography for six weeks in New York with a scholarship. She was happy; she wanted to pursue her passion for photography. A big thing for her was when a lady lent her money to go buy a camera which was a Nikon D90. I’m pretty sure Bacani knew that photography would change her life and if she wanted to help fund her brother, this was the route that she needed to take. Bacani once said “That’s what I want photography to do; to be able to help people… to me photography is a very powerful tool to change someone’s perspective toward an issue.” Bacani motivation is the domestic workers from when she seen them getting abused. She wants to help these workers let the world know what has been going on, and she feels that her photographs can get the word out.  Bacani also stated that “They keep on telling me ..now that they’ve seen me, I made them realize that its possible to do the things that you really want to do outside your job.” Not only does she motivate herself, she motivated others around her. 

Image Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/26/xyza-cruz-bacani-photos-domestic-workers_n_7441412.html

Image By: Bacani

Image Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/06/asia/domestic-worker-photographer/

Another photographer is Lee Miller, her focus was on fashion and the WWII. Miller had a rough childhood she was raped by a family friend and her father took nude photos of her to overcome her fear of being raped. Lee Miller was a model and was a fashion photographer and worked for Vogue. Miller left her husband to be with surrealist Roland Penrose.  Lee had a great passion for photography. It wasn’t clear what her motivation was but I feel it was her education or her father. I feel like it was her father because her father loved photography and he taught her some of the stuff she knew and she wanted to follow behind his footsteps.  She is a very beautiful women and when she seen beauty she took pictures that was in her interest.

Image Source: https://www.chintiandparker.com/blog/a-girls-gaze-lee-miller/

Image Source: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/19/lee-miller-a-womans-war-exhibition-imperial-war-museum-second-world-war-dachau-hitler

Photojournalist Heidi Levine is photographer who somewhat bases her work on Jerusalem.  She covers many stories in the Middle East area. Levine has three children that she is raising. During her career she likes to look at stories that are on a professional level and personal. I feel that Levine motivations are her family because she wants to be successful and give them a good life and give them a reason to live. This woman has won many awards for her photographs as in the Silver Award for video/multimedia features, honorable mention at NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism, and many more. Comparing Heidi and the other photojournalists I feel like we have the same motivations our family and the world. We all want to make our family proud and change the world or community in some way and if we put our mind to it we can achieve it. Also we want to change our community or world through our career. Only thing different is I want social work to be my career but work with kids. So many kids now a days have difficulty with families and friends and I want to help them get through it. Also what touched me was the video of when Gordon Parks speaks about blacks. When he said " don't let blackness weigh you down." Hearing this made me think of a lot of things especially for our future kids. Certain parts of the world still have racism and I feel like its coming back. I don't want the younger children to think because they are colored they can't do anything for their community or world.

Image Source: https://www.iwmf.org/blog/2015/03/24/heidi-levine/

Image By: Heidi Levine

Image Source: http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-03-25/heidi-levines-war-photos-gaza-keep-colleagues-memory-alive

Chapter Eight

Image Source: http://www.thegreatleapsideways.com/?p=209 

Photo By: Ed Clark

When I look at this photo I obviously see a black man crying playing an instrument, which I would describe this as Rules of thirds. The man is off centered and he is bigger than everything else that is in this photo. I feel like he is crying because something has hurt him and you never really see a man cry unless its very serious. In the background you see other races crying and they look upset also. The crying from the man and the people in the back will give you Feelings. As you look at the image more and more I feel like it just grows on you from looking at everyone's expression, maybe there could be connections to the photo from your personal life. So what I interpret from this photo is that maybe someone has passed that touch these people dearly. The word that I would like to use for this photo is community. I want to use community because back in the past there was a time where whites and blacks were separated and to see the white people and black man come together to send someone home is amazing. Also if you look in the background I see the women looking at the black man as if they are enjoying the man there and playing a good song. In this  photo I feel like its truth just because of what the occasion of this picture is you see tears, upset faces, and the gestures of the people look so real. Last but not least the color of the photo is Black and white which I feel if it was in color it wouldn't be so deep.

Photo by: David Parker

Image Source: http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/photography-qa-with-a-nikon-pro-photojournalist/

When it comes to truth in photojournalism , my truth can be different from someone else truth. When I picked this photo I seen truth in it. The photo does not seem edited or things probably weren't taking out. In this photo the focus is the baby and how he/she is living. Donald Weber stated in one of his articles is that "As a result, the guidelines of what "makes a good picture" have remained intact. It's focused on an ideal, the holy grail of the perfect picture, on picture raised above all else." Also in  a photo you will know its the truth by the emotion of the subjects expression. The emotion of the baby looks confused or he is wondering what is going on in this area that he is sitting in. When I look at the baby I feel bad because where he is living its very dirty and he looks abandoned and no child should live this way and this is what I think causes the image feeling. Why does their have to be so much garbage around, this makes me feel like that their could be diseases around, which could harm the baby. Emotion plays a big part with truth. With emotion you can tell things are not right and you could feel the emotion in the picture. Last but not least in this photo I see depth of field. When you look way back into the photo the train tracks lead to a mysterious person that makes you wonder if that is the child parent or is it a random person. 

Photo By: Mary Ellen Mark

Image Source: http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/elements-of-iconic-photography/

Looking at this photo you can clearly see that this is not the truth for many reasons. One this little girl is holding a cigarette or whatever in her hand and posing. At this age of this little girl she should not being doing this and what mother would let her 7-9 year old child pose like this without stopping her. In this photograph it is Simple background because it just has grass and a little bit of tress. Also I feel like it is simple background because the photographer wants us to focus on the two little girls but mainly the one that is standing. The photo Contrast isn't really that different. I feel like the whole photo is the same color not that much light. The lightest parts is the pool and the little girls if the pool was a different color and the girls were a different race the photo will have no difference in color. If you look to the right of the little girl you could see a little Shadow , you will have to look deeply into the photo. This makes me think that the picture had much light and color. Once the photographer looked and edit the picture she changed it to black and white and kind of dimmed it . Whereas this photo would be bias. 

Chapter Seven

When I think of ethics I think of rules or certain standards of a certain thing. When you look up the word in a dictionary” ethics is the code of conduct for an individual or group.” With the topic of photojournalism it is somewhat hard to define ethics in this case.  For photojournalism the term ethics keeps changing. Now for photojournalism ethics you have to be careful on what you’re photographing because of the subject. According to the NPPA, “This code is intended to promote the highest quality in all forms of visual journalism and to strengthen public confidence in the profession. It is also meant to serve as an educational tool both for those who practice and for those who appreciate photojournalism. To that end, The National Press Photographers Association sets forth the following.”

            Michael Kamber who was born in Maine in 1963 is a photojournalist who has been in this career since 1986. Kamber has worked all around the world as in Iraq, Liberia, Sudan, Haiti, Israel and many other places. His work has been in the United States and Europe. There are many well known magazines that he has worked for. Kamber attended Revson Fellow at Columbia University and was the winner of the Missouri School of Journalism’s Lifestyle Award. In an interview last year Kamber was asked questions about photojournalism and altering images. One day Kamber decided to make an exhibition at the Bronx Documentary Center about Altered images. The exhibit showed fake, manipulated, and staged photos. During the interview Kamber was asked good questions that later in the future other photographers can look at and maybe able to change their work. One question that caught my attention in the article is, “Do you feel that image altering is getting worse in the age of digital manipulation?” Kamber had a long response but my favorite part of it was “Staff jobs and apprenticeships with editors that can teach you the ropes over a period of years – that has all gone out the window. I think those were the ways certain standards and ethics were passed down. That whole system has disintegrated. So, you’ve got a lot of young photographers who I think are, to no fault of their own, not really trained in photos and ethics and they have the means of production at their fingertips. They have grown up with Photoshop and can change photos at will.” So many photographers now a day’s use a lot of technology, while this technology gives them the advantage to change pictures in any kind of way.

            Kamber gives different examples of ethics being disobeyed in the interview. One example is a picture in Syria that he mentioned. Narciso removed a video camera when he decided to edit the photo. It was said that the photographer "was cleaning up the image and not changing the meaning."

Photo Taken by: Narciso

Image Source.:http://www.ap.org/Content/AP-In-The-News/2014/AP-severs-ties-with-photographer-who-altered-work

My view on ethics of photojournalism has its high and lows. I feel that altering pictures is wrong at times because its fake and its not showing the real thing. Photoshop has become so popular now that you do not know what to believe. I understand that some photojournalist may want to change the picture to give it a extra dramatic effect or maybe one little detail will make the picture better but it is wrong to the viewers eyes even if they don't know. Personally I wouldn't want anyone to try to change my ethics if they had the chance to. I'm my own person based on my ethics and a picture is its original self based on its ethics. 

Chapter Six

The woman photojournalist that I have researched was Lee miller who real name is Elizabeth Miller. She was born on April 23, 1907 and passed away July 21, 1977. Miller was an American photographer who enjoyed taking pictures of fashion and wars. She was exposed to photography from her father Theodore; he had a Kodak Brownie, stereoscope and a darkroom where he taught her the basics. Miller was raped by a family member at the age of seven when she was visiting relative. The poor girl was traumatized and caught gonorrhea. After the incident her father took nudes photos of her to force her to deal with the trauma she had from her incident. Lee Miller had many other activities that she enjoyed dance lessons, modeling, and drawing and painting. In 1929, she lived with Man Ray who she was his student, collaborator, muse and her lover. Ray was the one who taught her more about photography as n the negatives and positive parts of photos and produced halo like outline and lights and darks. In New York City, Miller had started her own photo studio with her younger brother, Erik.  Miller became more known when she started working with Vogue and Life photojournalist. She followed the 83^rd Infantry Division of the U.S Army with David Scherman and was the first women photojournalist to do this. Some of her famous photos were Liberation of Paris, the battle of Saint-Malo, field hospitals in Normandy, and the liberation of both Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps.

Image Source: http://www.wmagazine.com/culture/art-and-design/2013/08/lee-miller-photographer-biography-excerpt/

In the workplace women have been discriminating many times with their sex or gender.  Women have made it known that they are capable of doing whatever men can do. They can perform the same skills and success in every field. With discrimination of women, it holds many women back from getting jobs. It holds women back for many reasons sexual harassment, withholding promotions, different job opportunities and trainings. There are many questions that still should be asked today. One important question is that should women be paid less because they are women. The answer to this question would be no the EPA states that , employers are prohibited  from paying wages to men and women who perform jobs that require substantially equal skill, effort, and responsibility and that are performed under similar working conditions within the same establishment. Women who feel that they are being discriminated should contact Human Resources so they can fix the problem. If human resources does not fix the problem should contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

 In the profession of photography there are many women who were being discriminated in different ways. One person that I will speak on is Marilyn Nance she is an African American photographer, back then women of color faced many obstacles and in the field of photography , this one women faced some. Nance focused her work on personal, cultural, and national history.  For Nance the employers discriminated her because of her age. Nance did the right thing and filed a claim against the DOE. This was all caused because she was younger than the replacement who she was working for.

Image By: Marilyn Nance

Image Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2012/08/01/157741923/meet-marilyn-nance-photographer-psychic

Subjects Expression: In this photo I realized the lady on the right . Her expression on her face looks very stressed or angry about something. The way her body is leaned over seems like she wants help for something and the other women is trying to comfort her and speak to her.

Obvious Main Subject: The main subject would obviously be the two men they really stand out to me because they take up most of the image. Also the people in the background are very small where you only notice the two women,

Black and white: I feel like black and white fits this image perfectly because if it was in color it would be too much going on and there wouldn't be a dramatic effect as it is now. I think at this time of when the photographer took it only black and white was available

Image By: Anja Nierdringhaus

Image Source: http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/04/photojournalist-anja-niedringhaus-killed-in-afghanistan/100710/

Year Taken: 2014

Rules of Thirds: This is rules of thirds because the little boy is off centered and the main focus of the photo is the big sister getting her brother off the barrier. The other little girl in this photo wouldn't be the main focus to me because she is just standing around watching.

What feelings does the image create?: I feel like this image creates happiness because the little girl is doing something really helpful to her brother which is helping him. If she didn't help him he could get hurt really bad only because of what size he is. I would call this protection.

Keep it Simple: In this photo I feel like the background is simple only because where they are located usually you may see animals or other people around. In this photo its just simple dirt and barriers.

I choose this image because in this module we researched women discrimination. Women can do things that men can do and some men may feel that women can't protect themselves or another person, which in this photo is a good example of the littler girl protecting her brother when there is no one else around.

Technology Timeline

Technology Timeline Powerpoint

Chapter Four

Digital photography is for people to capture moments at any given time. Years ago the invention of photography was only limited to certain people to develop pictures. There are many technologies that have photography. One major type of digital photography technology is online newspapers. A while ago newspapers use to be a paper that had ink of 10 point font and was part of America's morning routine. Now society has changed most people don't have the paper on their kitchen table , porch, etc. The people can read them online. According to an article called The Online Newspaper: A Postmodern Medium it says the online newspapers is never "put to bed" as long as readers are able to view it at whatever hours of the day. Also the readers need to be sold as soon as they log on to the site because if they aren't there will be no one reviewing the news. With people being so connected to their phones , online newspapers are a good source because if they are on their phones all of the time they can easily access sites that have the world or city news on it. For example, this isn't an online newspaper but Time Magazine used Instagram to cover Hurricane Sandy. 

Image source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2012/11/01/why-time-magazine-used-instagram-to-cover-hurricane-sandy/#6febee172e21

With sites also they have to put stories into short format so it can be easy to understand. 

With the technology of online newspapers there have been many people who have been many photojournalists getting laid off because they aren't needed anymore. Jodi Mailander estimated that 20,000 newspaper photojournalists are in the world today. "In Middletown, NY four staff photographers who worked for The Times Herald Record was laid off due to the ranks of newspapers that are shrinking or eliminating their photography staffs," says Monica Anderson. Another way technology has changed journalism is  the availability of resources allows reporters to find previous stories that can either support or contradict their current stories. However, politicians are more at risk, as reporters can easily find contradictory statements that can put those politicians on the spot.

When I researched black and white photography , it was very popular in newspapers years ago because newspapers were just black and white ink. Newspapers did not start publishing color photos until the late 1980's. Color photos were really only used in museums and galleries. Older people still like to look at newspapers at their table rather than the screen, but because computers, tablets, and phones are so popular the media would rather have the news online , to save money also. 

Photo by: James Grundy

Image Source: http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-articles/getting-gritty-in-new-yorks-chinatown-a-tour-in-black-and-white/

I choose this photo for my blog because earlier I talked about how older people rather look at the newspaper than online. The china man and the area drew my attention to this photo because the area looks very poor looking and I wondered does he rather look at the actual paper, or maybe he canr afford technology to look online.

Chapter Three

Photo by: The Wright Brother's 

Image Source: http://invention.psychology.msstate.edu/i/Wrights/1900.html

Year : 1900

Texture: The texture of this photo will be the sand I thought of deserted and lonely in this photo because there's no one in this picture but the little boy.

Black and White Color: The color of this photo gives it a more dramatic effect in my opinion because if it was in color I don't think anyone will notice the bigger detail as in the fish and the boy. I also think the photographer did not have a choice of what he wanted to shoot this photo in because color photos were nonexistent until the late 1980's.

Quality of light will tie in this photo also because there is a glare and it seems like the photographer wants the viewers just to focus on the little boy holding the fish, as if the fish is very important to the photo.

I choose this photo because it had one subject to it and that's the little boy holding the fish. I wonder what the fish means to the photo because there is nothing else around besides a ladder. The photo was a mystery to me.

Photo by: Leonard Missone

Image Source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/23643966768966922/

Year: 1935

Depth of field ties in because the picture is close and it zooms out to get a bigger picture, and when I seen depth of field I focused more on the fog and the moon in the way back.

Feelings because I feel like the people in the photo don't know where they are going or don't want to go , and I feel that fog and the color of the picture sets a gloomy mood.
Backgrounds Compliments: In this photo I feel like there are many things that compete for the viewers attention. One is the two people and the horse carriage because you wonder where are they walking off to. The second thing that will compete for the viewers attention is the fog and the moon, this is what caught my eye because I thought the fog gave the picture a scary look.

I choose this photo because of the mood I got from it, very sad and the weather and the quality of the photo.

Photo by: Brent Stapelkemp

Image Source : http://www.anastasia-photo.com/brent-stapelkamp-exhibition

Year: 2012

Simple background I got from this photo because its all dirt with nothing behind the lions. I also got Subjects expression because the lions looked very relaxed and calm. The lions do not looked they are overly posed or put in that pose because to me this looks like two lions who may love each other, so therefore the mom and dad, or the mom and daughter. Rules of thirds because once you look at the photo you focus on the lions heads touching each other. I chose this photo because how I viewed the lions peaceful and loving.

Chapter Two

Black and white photography has a long history. This started more than 170 years ago in the country of Europe. The reasoning of photography was to capture life around the world at any time of the day. “In the 20th century it was proven that black and white photography proved its worth as a social document that had the power of influence,” states Bob Stcyr. Black and white photography still exists now today. Black and white images have worked its way up with the advent of digital photography. Black and white images will always have its traditional affect on people no matter how long ago it was discovered.

Black and white has its effects on photojournalism. In article called Why It’s still Important to shoot in Black and White by David Geffen, he describes many reasons why it is good to have photos in black and white. A few reasons are you’ll see light differently, it could emphasize emotion, it highlights shape form and pattern in the image,etc. My favorite one was that it emphasizes emotion. His description of this topic was quite interesting. David states “looking at someone’s faced, or into their eyes without the distraction of color can provide a stronger emotional connection to your subject. I agree with this because when you are a with person there can be many distractions, when you should just be focused on that main person. When looking at a photo there should be one thing that you should be drawn to and color could make you look at everything else around it. 

When taking my photo I made sure that I was focusing on one thing and one thing only, so my viewers could see what had my attention. So What I wanted my viewers to see was the schools name, deans list, and ace program. I gave the cup a simple background so you can notice the lettering more. When i was researching the black and white photography they also mentioned lighting . I know there is a glare on the photo, but I feel that lighting helps the lettering.

Photo by: Aaliyah Wright

During my research an image that really interested me was by Margaret Bourke- white called Russian Ballerina. When I looked at this picture I applied the things that I researched. I applied emotion to this because you can tell her passion for ballet in this photo. I could tell just by the way she is tying her show and her pose for it , looks like she can be getting ready for a show. Also the lighting of the photo gives her a nice glow.

Photo by; Margaret Bourke

Image Source: http://veja.abril.com.br/blog/sobre-imagens/mulheres/margaret-bourke-white/

Chapter One - Can photographs change the world?

What photo that I had an effect on my personal life was from a high school photographer named Abigail Aciman. Her photo took place in NY City. The photo message was “Stop Killing Our Children.” I connected to this photo because one I am African American and lately for a few years now young children have been getting killed by police officers for discrimination. Not just youth, sometimes adults to. The protest in the photo related to the incident of Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases. Some cases these youth could have been acting out of hand but to kill these young children is unacceptable. There are many other ways to handle certain situations with young children. And if a police officer says I felt that I was being attacked, then maybe they shouldn’t be a police officer. Police officers go thru a lot of training and for them to say they felt that they were being attacked by a young boy is unacceptable.

Photo by: Abigail Aciman

Image Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/newsies-honors-nyc-students-photojournalism-article-1.2460888

 What I loved about this photo is that it shows emotions in very little detail. It shows the emotions of the protesters on how the violence and police brutality needs to stop. I feel like it connects to me because just being black we have to watch out what we do, wear or say when we go out into the world. Anything can happen to us at any time when we least expect it.  In this age of time young males of color have to watch out also because they are the ones who may be targeted the most. I have two younger brothers and I know their attitudes can be very strong at times, so when they go out and public I may worry .
Do I think the photographs  can change the world? Personally yes. A photograph can have a millions of emotions and meanings to it. When I look at certain photos it can change my perspective of something , it can be either good or bad. Some people may think differently. But for instance this man feels that photos can change the world, according to Joshua Haruni he says "I really do not believe that photographs actually change anything, least of all the world." Pictures are very beautiful and great to look at and connect to. A photo can inspire a person in a quickness. When taking photos also they can become come something in the future, which makes it history, according to professor Nordell.

Introduction to the history of Photojournalism

            Photojournalism is a word to define how a photo can describe whets happening in society. Each photo that a person comes across has a different meaning to it, a person can think something about a photo and someone else can think something different of it. When thinking of photojournalism you can also break it into two parts photos and journalism. To make photojournalism into one word also is having journalists that has a passion for photos. These photojournalists know when to take the pictures, the idea of this also is to engage their viewers into their work. When taking these photos you want to make sure the photo has a saying to it and that it’s a beautiful picture where someone else may not be able to capture. Also as professor Nordell stated in his video photojournalism are not nouns, “photojournaliststhey photograph verbs people doing things.”

            Knowing the history of photojournalism is very important. A video created by Holli history containsthe word story. “No boundaries” is history. History tells the past of certain things and without photos you wouldn’t know the history of life. When I think of history for photojournalism it can come down to plenty of things. One thing is it challenges peoples mind to think outside, you can solve mystery with photos, and appreciate different things of life. There is a huge range ofstyles and approaches that photojournalists take.

            A photo that captures my mind is a photo by Horst Faas called the Katangese Youth movement in 1961 in Elisabethville, Congo.  It captured my attention because one it is African American kids that are standing up for their rights. What also captured my eye is their clothing back in the day African Americans did not live the greatest. They were poor and had to fend for themselves. They had to do everything by hand. Now in the picture the children have homemade wooden riffles , which I thought was cool because to me it shows how creative African Americans could be and how they were hard workers.

Photo by: Horst Faas

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One last photo that shows history is a photo by W. Eugene smith of a wounded soldier. The photo took place in Okinawa in 1945. When I looked at this photo I thought of wars that I learned about in my recent school years. How soldiers fought for their lives and some did not make it home. 

Photo by: W, Eugene Smith

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When I think of photojournalism I think of a photo that you can tell what it is about. For example: a photo that can tell you what is happening in the news around us. A photo I chose to represent my definition is this cheerleading image. This photo you can tell that you need strength and trust in your teammates so they can lift you. Without strength and trust you can hurt yourself or a teammate.

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