Paris Hilton at the Fragrance Foundation Awards 2015 held at The Brewery in London. The Heiress looked stunning in black as she promoted her new fragrance.
Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (e.g.documentary photography, social documentary photography,street photography or celebrity photography news and Celebrity News Photo Licensing) by complying with a rigid ethical framework which demands that the work be both honest and impartial whilst telling the story in strictly journalistic terms. Photojournalists create pictures that contribute to the news media, and help communities connect with one other. Photojournalists must be well informed and knowledgeable about events happening right outside their door. They deliver news in a creative format that is not only informative, but also entertaining.
Like a writer, a photojournalist is a reporter, but he or she must often make decisions instantly and carry photographic equipment, often while exposed to significant obstacles (e.g., physical danger, weather, crowds, physical access). The practice of illustrating news stories with photographs was made possible by printing and photography innovations that occurred in the mid 19th century. Although early illustrations had appeared in newspapers, such as an illustration of the funeral of Lord Horatio Nelson in The Times (1806), the first weekly illustrated newspaper was the Illustrated London News, first printed in 1842.
The illustrations were printed with the use of engravings. The “Golden Age of Photojournalism” is often considered to be roughly the 1930s through the 1950s.It was made possible by the development of the compact commercial 35mm Leica camera in 1925, and the first flash bulbs between 1927 and 1930, which allowed the journalist true flexibility in taking pictures. Until the 1980s, most large newspapers were printed with turn-of-the-century “letterpress” technology using easily smudged oil-based ink, off-white, low-quality “newsprint” paper, and coarse engraving screens. While letterpresses produced legible text, the photoengraving dots that formed pictures often bled or smeared and became fuzzy and indistinct.
In this way, even when newspapers used photographs well — a good crop, a respectable size — murky reproduction often left readers re-reading the caption to see what the photo was all about. The Wall Street Journal adopted stippled haircuts in 1979 to publish portraits and avoid the limitations of letterpress printing. Not until the 1980s did a majority of newspapers switch to “offset” presses that reproduce photos with fidelity on better, whiter paper.
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) was founded in 1946 in the U.S., and has about 10,000 members. Others around the world include the British Press Photographers Association (BPPA) founded in 1984, then relaunched in 2003, and now has around 450 members. Hong Kong Press Photographers Association (1989), Northern Ireland Press Photographers Association (2000), Pressfotografernas Klubb (Sweden, 1930), and PK— Pressefotografenes Klubb (Norway).
A new style of magazine and newspaper appeared that used photography more than text to tell stories. The Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung was the first to pioneer the format of the illustrated news magazine. Beginning in 1901, it began to print photographs inside the magazine, a revolutionary innovation. In the successive decades, it was developed into the prototype of the modern news magazine.
It pioneered the photo-essay, had a specialized staff and production unit for pictures and maintained a photo library. It also introduced the use of candid photographs taken with the new smaller cameras.
The magazine sought out reporters who could tell a story using photographs, notably the pioneer sports photographer Martin Munkácsi, the first staff photographer, and Erich Salomon, one of the founders of photojournalism.
Other magazines reportedly included celebrity news photo licensing, Arbeiter-Illustrierte-Zeitung (Berlin), Vu (France), Life (USA), Look (USA), Picture Post (London) and newspapers, The Daily Mirror (London) and The New York Daily News. Famous photographers of the era included Robert Capa, Romano Cagnoni, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Margaret Bourke-White and W. Eugene Smith.
Henri Cartier-Bresson is held by some to be the father of modern photojournalism, although this appellation has been applied to various other photographers, such as Erich Salomon, whose candid pictures of political figures were novel in the 1930s.
The photojournalism of, for example, Agustí Centelles played an important role in the propaganda efforts of the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s.
Text courtesy of Wikipedia. Contact Us
Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge with Prince William are seen leaving St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington with their baby daughter. Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to the New Princess .....
Christina Aguilera makes an appearance at Hakkasan inside the MGM Grand Resort Casino in Las Vegas.
Katy Perry at the World Premiere of EPIX’s “Katy Perry: The Prismatic World Tour” held at the historic Ace Hotel Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.
Jennifer Lopez along with children Emme & Maximilian and Rihanna arrive at the “HOME” Los Angeles Premiere held at Regency Village Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.
Mark Wahlberg, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Adrian Grenier, Perrey Reeves and Jeremy Piven at the “Entourage” Los Angeles Premiere held at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles.
Justin Bieber, model Chrissy Teigen, singer Carly Rae Jepsen at the Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber held at Sony Studios in downtown Los Angeles.
Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr. arrive at Fox’s ‘American Idol XIV’ finalist party held at The District in Los Angeles.
Theo James and Shailene Woodley at the “Divergent Series: Insurgent” World Premiere held at Odeon Leicester Square in London.
Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Margot Robbie, and Rodrigo Santoro at the Focus Los Angeles World Premiere held at the TLC Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Julianne Moore, Rosamund Pike, Chrissy Teigen, Anna .....
J.K. Simmons, Patricia Arquette, Julianne .....
Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain and Kristen Bell at the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards held at Santa Monica Beach.
Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes, Gina Rodriguez and Maria Shriver at the 3rd Annual Gold Meets Golden Event held Equinox Sports Club West LA in Los Angeles.
Ashley Greene, Maggie Grace, Marla Maples, Fran Drescher, and Cheryl Tiegs at Global Green USA’s 12th Annual Pre-Oscar Party held at the Avalon in Hollywood.
Ana Barbara performs live on stage her National Gay Club Tour at Circus Disco in Los Angeles.
Keira Knightley, Lisa Kudrow and Patricia Arquette attend the 2015 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Valentine’s Day.
Wearing a “HOT” red dress, Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima shares her gift picks & tips for Valentine’s Day at Victoria’s .....