My View on Photojournalism

Image Source A. Above is a photograph that has affected me personally—in fact, very recently. This is Emma Chamberlain: a YouTuber, business owner, model and fashion icon. I have been a huge fan of Emma for as long as I can remember, growing alongside her as a person. This photo was from this past spring/summer during Paris Fashion Week where she was wearing MIU MIU. This photo of Emma—as well as many others—truly inspires me to keep putting in the hard work. I aspire to live my life like she does one day; traveling the world, brightening people's days, and most importantly, finding happiness and fulfillment in getting to experience such a unique job and lifestyle. I certainly keep tabs on Emma Chamberlain and what she is up to, so I can confidently say that images like these will continue to have a profound affect on my life.  Image Source B. The first example that came to mind of a photo that changed the world was most definitely Rosie the Riveter. I would be truly blown away if ...

A.  1. Do you think that being knowledgable in all areas of our world's history is valuable regardless of what you do for work?  I believe that in order to exist even outside of a job that you should be confident in your general education on history. This goes hand-in-hand with staying up to date on current news like politics because after all, that will inevitably become history, too. I think this quote from Module 2 by Marcus Garvey is a great representation of the importance of history to each individual; "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."  2. If you, as a photojournalist, had to make the choice for your job to either only capture negative and tragic photos or only capture positive and optimistic photos for the rest of your career, which would you pick? Why?  If I had to make this decision, I would definitely have to say I'd choose to only capture positive photos for the rest of my career. I say...

  Photo by Nick Wagner I chose this image because when I think of photojournalism, my mind initially goes to the extents that photographers, news reporters, and journalists go to in order to capture certain moments and share them with the world. The media is truly fascinating to me, and I can totally see myself doing something similar to the woman in the photo above. A hugely important event in the country—the super bowl—doesn't stop for anything, therefore this photographer doesn't either. What's even more interesting is that this is only the tiniest glimpse of that game, and an even tinier glimpse of the history of the game.