Below is a glossary article post in the category P which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Photojournalism based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Photojournalism
So, what is actually meant by Photojournalism?
Photo of journalism is a form of journalism that tells a news through strong photography.
Explanation of Photojournalism
Journalism photos begins with the first war pictures published in newspapers during the Crimean War and the American Civil War. But even at this time, the picture is only there to improve the text, not lead the story.
Not until the development of a 35mm camera is smaller and lighter and light bulb in the 1920s, ‘golden age’ of photo journalism really applies. People like Cartier-Bresson present candid images from their lives and time.
The emergence of photos and magazines of Life, VU and Picture Post, responded to a greater request for news drawings and allowing photo journalism to bloom. Better ink and paper for magazines means a full page of a full page, allowing images to tell the story, rather than small carvings in the previous decade newspaper.
Photos of journalism are different from other forms of photography (eg documentary photography, street photography or celebrity photography) with their need to remain honest and impartial.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix P, as well as terms associated with P.
Meaning of Photojournalism in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Photojournalism.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Foto jurnalisme (Indonesian), Photojournalism (Java), and Foto in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Photojournalism.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Photojournalism.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
See also ours other articles related to the field of Art on the main blog page of our website.
Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix P. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=photojournalism
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=photojournalism
- View example images of photojournalism through Google here
- View example images of photojournalism on Bing here
- View example images of photojournalism on Yandex here
