What is PHOTOJOURNALISM? A working definition.

Photojournalism.

Officially?

\ˌfō-tō-ˈjər-nə-ˌli-zəm\

: journalism in which written copy is subordinate to pictorial usually photographic presentation of news stories or in which a high proportion of pictorial presentation is used ; broadly : news photography

However, the world according to Amanda always seems to be a little different than the world according to Merriam-Webster dictionary. I think that the job of a photojournalist is to capture the verbs of the world in one single image. The ability of photography to this effectively is what makes it unique.

When it comes to photojournalism, I think that it is important to have an understanding of the subject. There are many important, news worthy social issues in the world and capturing the issue in an image can become very personal. Knowledge of the issue not only makes the subject more comfortable, but will result in a more interesting photograph.