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Photojournalism is an exciting take on

journalism- instead of communicating with


words, you use images. You know what the
old saying is: "A picture is worth a thousand
words." But words are involved- how can we
use them best in writing captions? These
steps can help you to be a good journalist.

Photojournalism goes beyond conveying a mood, it
inspires people to act.
Example:
Javeed Khan, 13, holds his weapon as he poses for a photo at the headquarters of a Lashkar
to fight against Taliban militants in their area, in Sultanwas village, district, Pakistan
21-year-old Ajmal Kasab, one of
ten terrorists who attacked
Mumbai, India on November
26th, 2008 walks through the
Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal
railway station, carrying
weapons and duffel bags of
ammunition.
(AP Photo/Mumbai Mirror,
Sebastian D'souza)
A look at life in the
country . Pakistani
men pray next to a
bullet-ridden vehicle
parked in the
compound of radical
Lal Masjid or Red
mosque as the chief
cleric Maulana Abdul
Aziz, not seen, talks to
his supporters during
Friday prayers, in
Islamabad, Pakistan,
April 17, 2009.
Bangladeshi woman wades
through flood waters with some
of her belongings from her
damaged house.




A displaced Pakistani girl looks
out from her tent in Shah
Mansour refugee camp, in
northwest Pakistan,Tuesday,
June 9, 2009.
Afghan youth Asad Ullah, 10,
talks with Private First Class
U.S. soldier, Ryan Hayes, from
the 2-1 Infantry, 5th. Stryker
Brigades, as he guards a
position in a village in the
outskirts of Spin Boldak, about
100 kilometers (63 miles)
southeast of Kandahar,
Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 6,
2009.
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In photojournalism, photojournalists are given unprecedented power and
indisputable information about the world in which we all live


Role of a Photojournalist

photojournalists have to risk their
lives to bring news back so that
people can be kept informed.
To give information regarding
events that have transpired in the
world.
Offer a glimpse of different people,
what they do, places and other
things through the images.
Makes more aware of the society
and its status.
Responsibility of a
Photojournalist

Photojournalists have the
responsibility of bringing in
photographs that are objective.
Should not manipulate with the
images and follow the ethics.

Isnt everything
were looking at
real?
Isnt everything
were looking at
real?
What about the
angle, or things that
were edited out?
Isnt everything
were looking at
real?
What about the
angle, or things that
were edited out?
Is this any different
from what print
journalists do?
In 1994, Time
magazine published
this photo on the
cover
In 1994, Time
magazine published
this photo on the
cover
Except that it didnt
look like this photo
code of ethics

It is the individual responsibility of every photojournalist at all times to strive
for pictures that report truthfully, honestly and objectively.

In documentary photojournalism, it is wrong to alter the content of a
photograph in any way (electronically or in the darkroom) that deceives the
public.
Steps:

Find the photo you are going to
write the caption for. Look at it,
and find the thoughts that you are
trying to communicate via this
picture. How is it relevant to the
article or topic? Write this down (just
quick notes, no need for complete
sentences). For best results.

Using the main idea of the
picture, write a simple sentence
that sums up everything that is
happening in it. If one sentence is
not enough, use two. (Three is
pushing it, so stay short.) For
example, if your photograph were
of a baby giraffe, you would write,
"A giraffe calf with its mother."

Add to the sentence(s) where this
is taking place. You can keep it
short or be descriptive. To add to
your giraffe sentence, you would
write, "A giraffe calf with its mother
at the crowded Zoo."


Add a little detail. Describe the
main "character(s)" of the picture,
or throw in an interesting fact or
statistic that complements the
topic. To your giraffe sentence, you
would write, "A lanky newborn
giraffe calf with its samson mother
at the crowded Zoo."

What is happening in the picture?
Throw in some action to spice things
up. For example, your sentence
would now be, "A lanky newborn
giraffe calf stumbles around its
enclosure with its mother at the
crowded Zoo."

You're done! Polish off your
sentence and fix any possible
spelling or grammatical errors, and
you're as good as gold. This is one
prize-worthy sentence!

SAMPLE ACTIVITY: Write a caption for each picture
below.

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