vincent wright, photojournalist vincent.wright@liu.edu

photojournalism    

Photojournalism is a means of telling a story in which words are subordinate to pictures. Visual images can bring an event or location to life in many ways that mere words cannot. A photograph of a South Vietnamese officer executing a North Vietnamese soldier was, in part, responsible for bringing that war to an end. The strain and perspiration on the face of an olympic athlete allows the viewer to participate in the event whereas words lack the ability to do so. A photojournalist can take a viewer to far off countries where he/she can experience different cultures and costumes.

Photojournalists are not 'paparazzi' because their aim is not to exploit celebrity for money but to be the eyes of millions of people who were not at the scene. That job is often a daunting one as the photographer's responsibility requires that she/he must put aside any personal feelings. Sometimes the results can be awe inspiring, sometimes beautiful and sometimes fearsome. In the end, the viewer has been provided with some information that adds to his/her view of the world in which we live.

Notre Dame Cathedral-Paris France	Wall-York, England

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