Friday, June 22, 2018

Final Part 2


Photojournalism Reflection

I now have a revised definition of photojournalism, from a previous post I wrote: "Photojournalism is events, news or stories delivered to society by photos." My new view of photojournalism is, a single person who choses to travel to photograph pieces of history and share them with the world. Photojournalism can be a very dangerous job, photojournalists can risk their lives attempting to photograph wars, political events, other cultures traditions, and criminal activity. Photojournalists have to show up in uncomfortable places, mentally or emotionally. When a tragedy has struck, photojournalist go to work, they photograph the aftermath, the devastation, the suffering and the people it may affect. Photojournalism is a way to get the real truth and events all over the world to the mass media. My view of photojournalism has changed since my first post reporting that it was just simply news or stories delivered by photos.

It is important to know the history of photojournalism because of the simple fact that it is part of our countries and world history. Photojournalism started out during the civil war, and documenting the war with pictures. It started with documenting the war, and then changed to photos in print in newspapers to document any type of local news. The publishing of photos has lead to technology changes, online news papers, and citizen photojournalists. Photojournalism is 24-7 in this day in age, it is in your face on social media, on the television, in print at the store and shapes our daily views.

To understand photojournalism is to understand how we came to the day in age of social media, pictures of the good, bad and the ugly. With out the development of photojournalism we would not know about world history or issues, that were brought to our papers, classrooms, televisions and homes. Photojournalism has caused change in societies, it informed people of tragedy or social issues, environmental concerns, and scandals. Knowledge is power, once people knew about issues delivered in photojournalism they then advocated for changed. People cannot advocate for change if they do not know there is a problem.

I have had a few aha moments during my studies in the history of photojournalism. One being how I learned how photojournalist can sacrifice and risk their lives for a photograph. Photojournalists dedicate their lives to photojournalism, suspending any type of home or personal life and put themselves in dangerous situations for a photo. Another aha moment was how photojournalism can elicit change, I never thought of how photographs of tragic events or issues could cause people to get active. Photojournalism from devastating natural disasters of the suffering and damage had caused donations to be made and made a difference for the people suffering. Photojournalism can cause change.

I think photos can change the world, according to Jonathan Klien's TED talk photos can cause change and change our world. Professor Nordell had us watch this video and it shows different pictures that started a change. Child labor was documented

The images that have a powerful impact on me:

Image by: Margaret Bourke-White
Image source: https://www.vintag.es/2012/04/liberation-of-buchenwald-april-1945.html


The image of these men suffering in a concentration camp during the holocaust has been very profound for me. The suffering and pain demonstrated by the skeletal emaciated men in the photos, show a historical event that I was not around to witness. With out photos like this I would not be able to see how awful it was.

Creative Experiential Exercise

For my creative experiential exercise I chose to attend a news worth event in my community and document it with photographs. In my community every summer the local Elks lodge holds a Cruise Night free of charge for the community. This cruise night has been running for many years and always has a large following with many classic cars on showcase. Thursday evening June 21, 2018 was the opening cruise night of the season, they had a band, local sponsors and a lot of cars attend.
The following photos were taken by me on my iPhone documenting the event.




Knowledge from M14 posts

According to Ethan's post profiling Adam Ferguson, Adam reported how difficult it was for photojournalists cover the Iraq war to take photos. The security around speaking with locals, and actually being allowed to photograph was very strict. This shows how difficult it is for photojournalists to navigate the war zone and actually take noteworthy photos, let alone award winning photos.
Photo by: Adam Ferguson
Image source:http://www.adamfergusonphoto.com/thewarupclose-time-magazine/



Jaylan reports Stephanie Sinclair's personal mission in photojournalism is to share the stories of women and girls suffering. One way she tries to elicit change is through photographing and sharing photos of child brides, and girls circumcision. 
Photo by:Stephanie Sinclair



Sarah writes in her post about Ashley Gilbertson, Ashley suffered tragic events while photographing in the Iraq war. After being home he suffered from the effects of being in a war zone mentally for some time. This information opens my eyes to the possible PTSD and other issues the photojournalists could suffer from being in an environment like that. Just as we treat the soldiers returning home for emotional or mental effects we should also treat photojournalists. 
Image by: Sarah Peltier






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Monday, June 18, 2018

Final part 1


Daniel Berehulak





Daniel Berehulak is a independent Photojournalist who started as a sports photographer in 2002. Getty images reports Berehulak started with Getty images in sports and then went into world news in 2005. He relocated to different countries and areas to provide world news to The New York Times and Getty images. His images have been seen all over the world and he has won multiple awards. His photos are published in online newspapers, online articles, galleries, magazines and news papers.

Daniel Berehulak's personal website reports he has been in the current era of Photography initially starting his career in 2002. He is currently is still practicing photography, however according to his personal website in 2013 he started a free lance career to start a new journey. The current era of Photojournalism as a profession is still very busy, fast paced and dangerous.

Daniel's motivation to shoot difficult subjects and situations such as the Philippine's drug war is he wants to tell the stories to show the world what is going on and illicit change as he.explains in the interview with 2/4. In his interview with World Press Photo about his trip to Antarctica he reports wanting to show the world about the troubles in Antarctica with littering, penguins, and climate change. The troubles motivated his photos and he wanted to advocate for change. He reports his motivation as wanting to initiate change by telling the stories.

Berehulak in this day in age uses digital cameras to take his pictures. The digital camera allows for all the pictures he takes to be taken fast, efficiently and with excellent quality. The digital camera allows him to get the quality images in a timely fashion, and then disperse them to the agencies he is working for. Using digital photography it allows him to transmit photos digitally from any part in the world he is on assignments.

Ethical dilemmas for Daniel I can imagine were difficult surrounding the circumstances he photographed in, photographing the Ebola crisis and watching people die or loved ones grieve. The
Time article reports all of the hard situations he had to photograph to get the word out on the crisis. Watching and photographing families being ripped apart from their loved ones, is an ethical dilemma to share these intimate photos with the world.

Daniel's photos about Antarctica's environmental issues, caused for the issues to be looked at and advocated for change. The Ebola crisis coverage as it reports in the Time article was limited due to the risk of infection with photographers. However Berehulak took the risk and was one of a small group of journalists covering the story, his photos assisted is showing the world how bad it was. There was a lot of denial about the severity of the situation and the photos made it more real to the rest of society.

Daniel Berehulak is well regarded in his field, he is looked at as talented, creative and much more. Jim Colton from Z Photojournal describes Berehulak as: " immensely talented, humble and courageous".  The Getty Images CEO reports: " he has developed his extraordinary artistic eye to communicate tough, critical stories with sensitivity and deep humanity – and become one of best storytellers of our time.” 

Daniel's career can relate to my personal career and AIC major being Nursing. Daniel has photographed a major health crisis the Ebola outbreak. Ebola is a very serious health issue with the World Health Organization, health facilities, practitioners in the field and communities infected. These issues all directly relate to my major in Nursing and the medical field's history.



Photo by: Daniel Berehulak

The quality of light in this photo is engaging, the people have a back light which allows their figures to be highlighted. The backlight surrounds the people with a halo of light, in the circumstance of the tragic flood it is fitting. The quality of light in this photo adds drama to the photo, it provokes more emotion. The use of shadows from the quality of light is captivating, the back light allows for their faces to be in a shadow. The shadow highlights the main subjects, and assists the light with showing dark emotion. The background being dark with the water surrounding them allows for the main subjects to the complemented.
Photo by: Daniel Berehulak

The obvious main subject in this photo is a swimmer, it takes up most of the photo and creates a dramatic effect. The main subject is in action in the water, and adds a creative look to the hard work the swimmer is putting forth. This picture is simple, there is no other subject or point to be made other than the swimmer coming up for air. Berehulak kept it simple in this photo, yet it shows raw power of the swimmer coming up for air. The texture of this photo is wet, the water is so real in this photo you can almost feel it while looking at it. The texture adds intensity to the swimmers face, complementing his push to swim. 

Photo by: Daniel Berehulak

This photo of a little girl sleeping with bugs all over her face is a raw photo, it elicits a lot of emotions. This photo creates sadness, powerlessness, anger, and helplessness. The child laying attempting to rest, looking sick, sleeping on a floor with no bed or pillow, has a shock value to it. The subjects expression is not peaceful, as one would think while they are sleeping. The expression looks as if they are on the brink of expiration and makes the viewer drawn to the photo due to absolute morbid look of the photo. The main subject is in focus, yet the background is out of focus. The image is sharp by the child's face and fades from there. The out of focus area around the child allows the viewers eyes to be drawn to the face, bugs, and desperation in the photo.
Photo by: Daniel Berehulak
Image source: http://time.com/3810056/daniel-berehulak-the-freelancers-way/

The photos use of lines in the foreground and background highlights the photo. The lines are pilgrims walking along bridges, the use of lines draws you into ask the question of what is going on in this picture. The lines draw the viewer into the message of the photo. The depth of field in this photo is large, the photo is taken above the bridge looking across to multiple bridges in the distance. It allows the viewer to see how vast the lines of pilgrims travel. When seeing how many pilgrims are traveling it gives perspective to how large the movement is. The rule of thirds in this photo is used, as the main subject if the first bridge of pilgrims in the bottom part of the frame. If the main subject was placed in the middle of the frame you would not be able to see all the other bridges in the distance. The large number of pilgrims on the multiple bridges is a part of importance of the photo, the rule of thirds assists in that. 
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Thursday, June 14, 2018

Chapter 9

Motivation in Photojournalism

David Burnett



Photo by: David Burnett

Image Source:http://www.facingchangeusa.org/photographers/david-burnett/

David Burnett is a successful photojournalist that has spent his career photographing for magazines, TIME specifically. He photographed the Vietnam War, Olympic events, political events and others. He was won multiple awards for his photographs. According to Jim Colton David Burnett reports the development of the photos in the dark room is what first motivated him. How he reports to Jim Colton:"But even on the lousy assignments you can make a good picture and that's something I think is worth remembering.".



Photo by David Burnett
Image Source:http://www.zphotojournal.com/photo-journal/2015/9/30/david-burnett-marathon-man


Daniel Berehulak



Photo by: Cameron Spencer

Daniel Berehulak is a well known independent Photojournalist originating from Australia. According to Daniel Berehulak's website he has won the Pulitzer prize, and has photographed the Ebola epidemic, Iraq war, child labor, natural disasters around the world and controversial political events. According to Jim Colton, Daniel reports emotions and moments motivate him: "How did they capture those incredible precise moments and emotions that photojournalism conveys. I came away from that thinking that’s what I would love to do.". Daniel has similar advocacy projects as Ed Kashi according to David Schonauer's article. 


Photo by: Daniel Berehulak
Image source:https://www.danielberehulak.com/about/

Mary F. Calvert

Photo by: Kristen Ann Donaldson

Mary F. Calvert is a Photojournalist that has won many awards, and uses photography to elicit social change. According to Mary Calvert's website:"Calvert believes that journalists have a duty to shine a light into the deepest recesses of the human experience and provide a mirror for society to examine itself.".  What motivates Mary according to Jim Colton's interview is social change and bringing women's matters to light. Mary Calvert has similar women's social interests as Nancy Johnson speaks about in her video. 

Photo by: Mary F. Calvert


My Motivation Map

The motivations mapped out in my map, and the motivations noted by the Photojournalists are similar. My motivations are surrounding my achievements, and my family, the Photojournalists are motivated by achievements of getting their photographs out there for change. There are more differences involved with pushing for social change or sharing their views of the world, which is not one of my motivations. 



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Monday, June 11, 2018

Chapter 8


Photojournalism Bias


"Going home"
Photo by: Ed Clark
Image source:http://time.com/3764064/mourning-fdr-in-a-classic-photo-the-face-of-a-nations-loss/

This image of a Petty Officer playing the accordion at FDR's funeral while tears stream down his face is a very emotional photo. I see a man who is very saddened by the loss of someone, someone who he admired and loved. I interpret this image, as profound, and that FDR was well loved. People in the background look sad, and grief stricken. This was only one little part of the ceremony, as Professor Nordell said in his video, this was how the photographer chose to represent this ceremony. Perhaps the photographer also loved FDR and wanted to paint him in a great light, and prove he will be missed.

Subjects expression: The subject of the photo is a grief stricken man playing the accordion. He has tears running down his face, which shows his sorrow. This subjects expression defines the photos meaning, as he is sad in the picture making the picture being about the loss of FDR.

Obvious main subject: The main subject being the man playing the accordion, which takes up a big area of the photo. With the man being the direct object in the photo it draws the viewer right to him, and his sadness.

Emotion: The feelings this picture represents is sadness, loss, grief and well loved politician. As much as this picture emanates sadness, it also shows how popular FDR was. It shows the power FDR had and the influence he had on his people.

My truth 



Photo by:Michael Zorn

The photo of Robert De Niro at the Tony awards as he spoke about President Trump. De Niro during the Tony awards repeated twice a controversial expletive. De Niro is upset with President Trumps actions towards the Canadian Prime Minster. This photo represents my truth, as I too agree with De Niro, I am not a Trump supporter.

 The photo is a picture of De Niro showing emotion, yet the article is about Trump's relationship with the Canadian Prime Minister. According to Professor Nordell's explanation of yellow journalism in his video, this picture could qualify. The journalist put a picture of a celebrities controversial acts to talk about Trump's actions. As Professor Nordell explains in his video, Photojournalists can portray their biases in their pictures or stories, the journalist who wrote this story seemed to have a bias against Trump. 

Subjects expression: The subject of the photo has a very strong expression, and draws the viewer in. His stance is strong, and powerful. 

Keep it simple: This picture is very simple, slight action with the person raising his hands. Yet the picture has a million meanings, but simple in nature.

Obvious main subject: The main subject takes up a large portion of the picture. It is zoomed in on the man and allows the viewer to see only the subject.


Not the truth

Photo by:unknown

The photo of Prince George playing with a toy gun with the caption "Outrage as Prince George plays with a toy gun and knife while on a family day out amid surge in violence". This photo is then preceded by more photos of the prince and his family playing, having fun and enjoying themselves. This photo is meant to capture the viewer with a slightly controversial heading and a child holding a toy gun. 

This is not news, this is someone trying to make something up about the parenting or views of the Prince's parents. According to Professor Nordell's video, this is an example of yellow journalism. This is a fake news photo, and not the truth by any stretch. This is an example how a photo can spread fake news, According to Laura Mallonee's article: "Misappropriate and misrepresentation of images helped drive the growth of fake news.". This image with the heading insinuates that the royal family is supporting violence. This picture does not depict the truth.

Quality of light: The quality of the light shinning on the back of the Prince assists in highlighting the subject.

Obvious main subject: The Prince takes up the majority of the picture, making him the obvious subject. The picture is zoomed in on the boy holding the toy gun to make a point. The picture was made to make it known that the Prince was playing with a gun. 

Use of lines: The linear symbol in the background, and the lines of the gun structure the picture. The line are very apparent and draw you into to the picture. 




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Thursday, June 7, 2018

Ethics in Photojournalism


9/11 The Falling Man


"the falling man"
Photo by: Richard Drew
Image source: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/09/911-the-day-of-the-attacks/100143/


A very controversial and popular photo of 9/11 is Richard Drew's "falling man". Richard Drew was a Photojournalist in New York on September 11, 2001 and captured photos of the 9/11 tragedy. This Photojournalist captured people trapped in the towers jumping to their death. The pictures were published all over media outlets, and were very graphic in nature. The most popular was called "the falling man".  This picture showed the fall of a man who jumped out of a tower window to escape the fate he had waiting for him in the burning building. 

Ethical situations with Photojournalism are common, and one being photos are too graphic for the public eye.  Photographing tragedy is controversial in journalism as somethings need to be kept private, out of respect for the victims in the photos. The 9/11 photo of the "falling man" fits into this category of controversy. According to News.com: "In particular, pictures of the estimated 200 people who plunged to their death from the Twin Towers. Trapped, with nowhere to go, it was a heartbreaking way to die as thousands watched on, from the streets of New York, to the lounge rooms of those watching on television. One photo, though, was the most controversial of all: the Falling Man."


Photo by:Richard Drew



The pictures of the man jumping out of the window is very shocking, and is remembered throughout the country. I do not believe such graphic photos should be posted like the falling man. Ethically I believe the victim's or subject's privacy should be respected. In the case of the falling man, there was no way to ask permission, or know if it would be something he would be ok with. I strongly agree with having a subjects permission prior to photographing. As it is unknown if he was identified by the picture, his family should not have to look at this picture in history.

My ethical map shows honestly, caring, kind, and moral which are things the falling man photo does not show. I do understand the need to tell a truthful story, however this seems to be at the expense of a man who was jumping out of a skyscraper to his death. This picture to me violates his privacy and exploits his tragedy.



Photo by: Lindsey Broussard


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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Chapter 6



Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White was an American Photojournalist born in 1904 in New York. Bourke-White is known for her work with Life magazine and being a female documentary photographer. She attended multiple Universities, ultimately taking up photography as a hobby which turned into her life long career. According to Encyclopedia of World Biography: "In 1934, in the midst of the Depression (a decade-long period of severe economic hardship in the 1930s), she earned over $35,000. But a Fortune assignment to cover the drought (a severe shortage of water) in the Midwest states opened her eyes to human suffering and steered her away from advertising work. She began to view photography less as a purely artistic medium and more as a powerful tool for informing the public". 

Bourke-White first worked for Fortune magazine and then Life magazine.  She traveled America documenting social struggles, racial struggles, tragedy and disaster. Later with Life magazine and the US Air Force she documented WWII. She traveled to Germany, Russia, France, and others with the American troops. According to Encyclopedia Britannica: “her transport ship was torpedoed and sunk, but Bourke-White survived to cover the bitter daily struggle of the Allied infantrymen in the Italian campaign.". According to Time: she was the first female photojournalists to cover WWII combat zones.  Her last great effort in the war was documenting the suffering in concentration camps in Germany. After WWII she traveled to South Africa and Korea documenting more racial struggles and after math of war. She passed away in 1971, suffering from Parkinson's Disease. 

Liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp
Photo by: Margaret Bourke-White
Image source:https://www.vintag.es/2012/04/liberation-of-buchenwald-april-1945.html
Year Created: 1945

Subject Expression: The expression of the main subject in the picture which is the man standing in front is very somber. The men are all sick, emaciated and are stacked in like sardines. 

Quality of light: The quality of light is poor, as you can see the flash outline in the photo. It looks like a dark or poorly lit place, so the flash was the only source of light.

Black and white: The image was done in black and white, as that was the main way to develop in this time. 

I cboose this image because of the intense feelings emitted from the faces of the men in the concentration camp.



Photo by: Margaret Bourke-White
Year Created: 1938

Depth of field: There is a long depth of field, as you look down the line of women. It shows how many women there was. 

Use of lines: The linear formation of the women working and the strong lines of the tools they are using . The use of lines draws you into subject of the picture which is the working women.

Focus: It is more out of focus the farther down the line of women goes. The main two women in the start of the line are in focus, from there is gets out of focus. 

I choose this image because of the image of women working, and the message it sends in this module on Feminism.

Photo by: Margaret Bourke-White
Image source:https://richflintphoto.blogspot.com/2010/07/profile-margaret-bourke-white.html
Year Created: 1936

Obvious main subject: The large tunnels take up most of the picture and they make a very prominent main subject.

Background: The background in this picture is blank, as it is a clear sky. The background being plain assists in moving peoples eyes to the size of the people in the bottom of the picture. The size of the people compared to the tunnels showcase the subject of the picture being the tunnels.

Keep it simple: This picture is a very simple subject, being the ends of tunnels with people next to them.

I choose this image as it is so profound with the size and shape of the tunnels. 

Female discrimination in the job force

Female Police offers are generally the minority in the male dominated field. Women have faced great challenges attempting to be in the male dominated industry. This compares to the struggles women faced in attempting to be Photojournalists according to Professor Nordell's video. Female policer officers have reported discrimination, sexism and harassment by their male counterparts. Like Marion Post Wolcott's experiences in the Biographical essay, where she was harassed by the male Photojournalists and they even went as far as urinating in her developing chemicals. Females in the police force are challenged with command presence, as they will not be seen as authoritative. Female Photojournalists according to Professor Nordell in his video also struggled with being taken seriously as professional talent. Female Officers have made forward movements in their profession as female Photojournalists have. 





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Saturday, June 2, 2018

Technology Time Line







The Collodion Process


Photo by: Melissa Block


The Collodion process is an early form of photograph development. It was invented by Fredrick Scott Archer in 1851, the process consists of glass plates and dangerous chemicals to develop a picture. This process was used in the Civil War for the first version of Photojournalism. As Professor Nordell said in his video, Using this process was cumbersome and time consuming needing a dark room to develop photos. Most subjects of the photo had to sit very still for a period of time while the picture was developing. It was impossible to get subject in action or moving. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica: "The process was valued for the level of detail and clarity it allowed.". The multiple chemicals needed were dangerous and if done incorrectly it could damage the photo quickly. 
This process started the birth of Photojournalism, photographers could take pictures of the Civil War and then publish them in the community. These pictures brought the reality of war home to the masses. The Collodion process was the beginning of Photojournalism, and impacted the profession immensely.


Photo by: Alex Timmermans


Dry Plate Technology


Photo by:Norman Post

The dry plate technology was produced in 1871 by George Eastman.  As Professor Nordell spoke in his video, dry plate technology was invented after Eastman attempted to use wet plate technology to photograph his vacation. After Eastman realized how time consuming and cumbersome the Collodion Process was, he invented dry plate technology.
Dry plate technology also needed a dark room to develop pictures but according to Encyclopedia Britannica: "glass plate coated with a gelatin emulsion of silver bromide. It can be stored until exposure, and after exposure it can be brought back to a darkroom for development at leisure.". This technology of being able to develop a picture at a later time by an easier process, changed Photojournalism. It made is simpler to take pictures, and photographers were able to take more in a smaller time frame. 

Photo by: Unknown



Rotogravure 

Photo by: unknown New York Times
Image source:  https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/objects/the-new-york-times-rotogravure-picture-section-in-two-parts-section-5


The Rotogravure was a type of printing developed in Germany and was brought into United States in 1912. According to Encyclopedia Britannica: “system of printing based on the transfer of fluid ink from depressions in a printing plate to the paper.” .  It was a large machine with round drums that ran the news papers through and transferred the images to the paper. Rotogravure printing was used in newspapers to print photographs, art work, and advertisements. The excitement of printed photographs and news was very influential, increased advertisements and affected commerce.  This affected Photojournalism, as it was the first way to get the news in pictures out to the masses, according to Professor Nordell in his video, this section of the paper became very popular. 

Photo by: unknown New York Times



Leica 35mm Camera

Photo by: unknown

The Leica camera was introduced in 1925 by Oscar Barnack, it was the first camera to use 35mm film to produce pictures. Film revolutionized photography, according to The National Museum of National History: "The Leica was an immediate success and was responsible for popularizing 35mm film photography.".  The camera was initially developed to assist in film making, and using the camera to test the films for movies. The small portability of the camera allowed for more discrete photography according to Professor Nordell in his video. This camera allowed for quicker photos, more photos and to develop them later with the roll of film. It made Photojournalism yet more easier. 

Photo by:Aukje

Single Lens Reflex Camera


Photo by: unknown
Image source: http://www.autospost.com/cat/camera-museum-35mm-single-lens-reflex-cameras

The single lens reflex camera was introduced in 1933, also known as the SLR. According to Harrington College of Design: "An SLR camera allows the photographer to use a mirror and prism system to look through the photographic lens to see exactly what will be captured".  The change in this technology allowed photographers to see exactly what the picture would look like, unlike the older models of cameras. As Professor Nordell said in his video, "what you see is what you get.". The SLR camera allowed for the lenses to be changed, allowing for different views and depths. According to Professor Nordell in his video, the SLR allowed for picture to be taken in darker light, which was a great advancement for Photojournalists. The SLR changed Photojournalists quality of pictures, being able to change lens, darker lighting, and exact framing of pictures. 

SLR prism and lens cross section

Digital Cameras


Photo by: Jarle Aasland
Image Source: http://www.nikonweb.com/dcs100/


The earliest form of digital cameras used by photographers were developed by the Eastman Kodak Company (or Kodak) in 1991. Kodak developed this digital camera with using a camera and a digital storage unit. According to Encyclopedia Britannica: "Kodak and Apple Computer, which supplied the software for transferring the digital images to a personal computer." The cameras as told by Professor Nordell in his video, were connected by a cord to a suitcase like box which stored the digital data. The digital data was then transferred to a computer. As digital cameras progressed they had a built in SD cards to save photos and then WiFi enabled cameras. These cameras continued to transform Photojournalists and Photojournalism, as it improved the quality of the picture, and the transmission times of the pictures. According to 13db: digital pictures transformed online newspapers, making editing easier, and eliminating developing photos. Digital cameras changed Photojournalism forever. 

Photo by: unknown

Internet or World Wide Web

Image source:http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/09/history-internet/


The World Wide Web or as we now know it the Internet was developed over many years, but officially made is debut in 1991.  According to History.com, the Soviet Union launched a satellite into space called the Sputnik, this satellite made America think about bigger issues if the Soviet's were to attack. Americans then developed a early version of the internet and soon it became the World Wide Web. The invention of the internet has birthed online Newspapers, WiFi enabled digital cameras, photo sharing online, editing pictures online and many more. Photojournalists have blogs to share their photos, their pictures get published to online platforms, and it is to be said that the internet has transformed Photojournalism. 

The Sputnik 1

WiFi-enabled Digital Cameras

Image source:https://petapixel.com/2013/03/27/your-wi-fi-enabled-dslr-could-be-used-by-others-to-spy-on-you/

Digital cameras became equipped with the ability to connect to WiFi in 2005. According to Thorin Klosowski: "are aimed at solving cable clutter by making it possible to transfer photos wirelessly from a digital camera to a Web site or your computer. ".  This capability changed Photojournalism, as it made the ability to transfer photos to the editor instantly, and deadlines were easier to meet. These cameras also made a bigger competition for Photojournalists, as it was a constant challenge to get the next great picture and publish it before the other person does. 

Image source:https://gadgets.ndtv.com/cameras/news/wi-fi-enabled-digital-cameras-proving-to-be-a-hit-already-survey-350118










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