Essays on Photojournalist

It is a photo of Florence Owens Thompson and her children taken by one Dorothea Lange of the Farm Security Administration documentary. The migrant mother photograph as has become popularly known has been a perfect representation of the untold suffering of the average working American class that lived in the period of The Great Depression. The photo artist brings viewers of the photograph to the personal space of the subject of the picture Florence Thompson and her children. This enables the photo artist to highlight an issue of great concern in the society and one that needs immediate action. ...

In presenting the news in an ethical manner, empirical evidence becomes a vital element. The profession of photojournalism is an integral part of the field of journalism, which responds to this demand for empirical evidence through its very nature. It is not only responsible for bringing important moral issues to light but, in a time where secrecy and covert deeds have taken precedence over openness, it provides a level of perspective regarding the events that occur throughout the world. In assessing the perspectives of professionals in the field as well as various other thinkers and experts it becomes evident ...

Discussion Leader

Answers two Questions from the list Q.1 Has social media already shaped these news items or their tone? Q.2 Does the social media forum below the news items generate useful political debate? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2597584/Body-Liverpool-villain-kidnapped-fake-police-washed-Alicante-beach-having-tortured.html http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/05/us/michigan-hate-crime-attack/index.html?hpt=hp_t4 http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/20/world/asia/india-mumbai-gang-rape-convictions/index.html?iref=obinsite The three articles that I have chosen for our discussion on the role of social media are all articles that narrate different kinds of violent crimes. All the three crimes took place in different parts of the world. The first one is about a man whose body was found on a beach in Spain; most likely tortured for a long ...

Ernest Cole, the local, historical context of Apartheid in South Africa

Ernest Cole (1940-1990) is a South-African photographer that presents some of his artwork in Grey Art Gallery in New York University. The show illustrates powerful images of life in South Africa in the 60s. All the photos taken have a lasting impression. Some of his photographs are on view at the NYU gallery while others appear House of Bondage, his book published in 1967. Hasselblad Foundation in Gothenburg is a Swedish firm that supports Cole in his photography and other invention. The premier of Col’s gallery took place in Johannesburg in 2010. Presently it is available in European countries as well ...

Negative Effects of Photojournalism

Introduction Photojournalism is a distinct form of journalism that employs the use of images to present a news story. This form of journalism encompasses the collection, edition and presentation of news items I form of images for broadcast or publication. There have been numerous debates concerning photojournalism and its effectiveness in the society. These debates have been of both sides with individuals arguing for and against photojournalism in the society. The arguments and debates are an essential element in the society today because it highlights all the important issues related to journalism, especially photojournalism, hence enhancing proper understanding of the ...

‘Time Stands Still’ was written by Donald Margulies, the Pulitzer Prize winner and directed by Daniel J. Sullivan, the Tony Award winner. This outstanding play, premiered in Los Angeles in 2009, was also nominated for 2 Tony Awards. In the beginning of 2011, this production was closed. There are two main characters in this four-character play: James Dodd, a reporter, and his girlfriend Sarah, a photojournalist (Isherwood, 2010). When performed in 2010 on Broadway, ‘Time Stands Still’ starred Brian d’Arcy James (initially this play starred David Harbour) as James Todd and Laura Linney as Sarah. Laura Linney was later ...

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is viewed as one of the best novellas in the English dialect. On the surface it is a dreamlike story of riddle and exploit set in focal Africa; in any case, it is likewise the story of a man's typical excursion into his inward being. An abundance of vivid subtle elements that are huge on both strict and typical levels helps the equivocalness of Conrad's story and has prompted clashing understandings of its importance. At the start of the last area of Part 3, Marlow has recently recuperated from his close deadly sickness. His "nothing ...

Mao II is a novel which was written by Don DeLillo and published by the Scribner on 20/06/1991. The 265-page text is the tenth novel by this award winning author. It gives a story of Bill Gray, an eccentric novelist who leads an extra-ordinary life. After a successful completion of his two novels, he finds himself in a limbo when he deliberately opts to incomplete his third book. He does this believing that its exposure to the masses will be of no benefit, but ruin his agenda for writing it. However, this does not come to be, since he abandons his solitude lifestyle ...

Reported cases of rape are on the rise in India, one of South Asian largest countries. Since last year, there are several incidences where women were ganged raped in trains, on streets and secluded places. Recently, a high profile case was reported in August, where a famous priest was arrested for rape. Prominent among these cases is the report from the New York Times, in August 23, 2013 where a 22-year-old photojournalist working for an English media was ganged raped by five men, while on field work with a male colleague. The rape victim, whose name was not reported, with her ...

Photography and death:

Introduction: Death in photography has always been a controversial subject and this continues to elucidate comments especially when considering the ethical implications of photography itself. Nostalgia is also an important element of photography and this has been revealed in several artist’s work most notably those like Sally Mann and Luc Delahaye who have both treated the subject of death with some detail especially in their portrayal of dead and decomposing bodies. When one writes about death in photography, we also have to deal with the ‘death of the subject’. After we press the shutter the subject 'dies' at ...

Introduction

Over the last 200 years, we as a society have gone through many changes. We’ve seen two wars on our own soil, 9 monarchs and 54 prime ministers. We’ve even seen the Chanute's hang glider of 1896, and we can now compare the first steps of the invention to what is now an aeroplane. Although there aren’t many of us in London now who were present for the 1st World War or the 2nd, photographs of soldiers in their trenches are available for the worlds viewing. The subject of death in photography has also been treated with ...

Photography and death:

Introduction: Death in photography has always been a controversial subject and this continues to elucidate comments especially when considering the ethical implications of photography itself. Nostalgia is also an important element of photography and this has been revealed in several artist’s work most notably those like Sally Mann and Luc Delahaye who have both treated the subject of death with some detail especially in their portrayal of dead and decomposing bodies. When one writes about death in photography, we also have to deal with the ‘death of the subject’. After we press the shutter the subject 'dies' at ...

Erina Duganne, Photography After the Fact, pgs. 57 70, Beautiful Suffering, Williams College Mus. of Art/U. of Chicago Press, 2007

Introduction:

In this essay, the author discusses the work of Luc Delahaye in the context of his portrayal of war zones, especially those in Iraq, Afghanistan and the occasional G8 Summit in Genoa, for example. Duganne goes into considerable detail when talking about Delahaye’s work which portrays stark and very disturbing images of war and conflict violence especially when this is compared to natural still life photography. The article deals with Delahaye’s capacity to capture images which make ...