History of Photojournalism

      Photo by : Francesco Sambati Image source : Link      From reading all of my classmates' blog posts, my posts and opinions about the picture are emotionally based compared to my classmates. Most of my classmate's blog post is also very similar to mine where the mention of tears and grieving is mentioned and the use of black and white in the photo. They are posts from my classmates that stand out to me the most: Derell Wilson, Marco Dasso, and Jenar Harrison posts. These posts when I read them instead of being an emotional statement seem more o f  Intellectually. In their post even though tears were mentioned like in every post that I have read instead of talking about their emotions and how they feel looking at the picture I feel as if their blog post is picking apart the picture and talking about it in a way where you feel like they know about the backstory differently than we do. I feel like their post is more of them learning about the picture...

Going Home     Photo by:  Ed Clark The LIFE Picture Collection Image source:   Link          After looking at this picture with no context from the article I think that this picture is about the death of someone who is important to them, everyone in the pic looked sad and very emotional especially the man in the foreground. From how this picture is framed the death affected him more than others. It also looks like he wore the uniform and is playing music to show appreciation for the person who passed. This image can also interpret many different things outside of what I have stated above it can also look like a protest or a way to show justice in the protest.  this image can be both depending on how you interpret it. As stated in this video that was provided to us by Professor Nordell "  a story has many truths at many levels and  it needs to be teased out on earth seen  and dissected and analyzed from different  leve...

       I think that there can be many controversies related to ethics and photojournalism. The code of ethics . Photojournalists are often confronted with a difficult decision that can raise ethical concerns, some of the concerns can include the following:       - Invasion of privacy      - Manipulation of images      - Selective reporting     - Informed consent     - Sensitivity to culture     - Safety of subjects and photographers     - Sensationalism     - Consent and minors     - Secondary Use of images      - Conflict of interest     Photojournalism ethics are designed to help navigate these complex issues for the truth, accuracy, and fairness and ensure that the dignity and rights of individuals being documented are respected. however, these ethical decisions are often challenging and subject to interpretation, making them a sub...