Ethics of Photojournalism

Being a photojournalist can definitely be a difficult job. Being a photojournalist isn't the easiest job in the world. You get an assignment to complete and cant return with it not being done. Some can be pretty easy and others can be really difficult and end up putting your life on the line. Photojournalist have take really emotional photos, or even heart stopping photos. They take photos of things instead of putting their camera down and taking action. 

Photo by: Uknown

This photo above is trying to raise awareness and some funds for the Rohingya Community on the occasion of International Human Rights Day 2017 on 10th December. "Hundreds of Rohingya villages have been burnt, thousands of people killed and raped, and millions terrorized." 

Photo by: Damir Sagolj

This photo above is a photo of a baby and little girl smiling. This photo is pure there was no staging. Damir Sagolj was taking pictures for a story and this is one of the photographs he took.
Photo by: Stacy Gonzalez

For my ethics map I chose to put these words in color. I think that each one of these words can be a big part of photojournalism. Without one of them the true colors of a photograph will not be shown. This is the qualities should be found in every photojournalist.

 



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