Art and Journalism

Art and Journalism

There is a certain belief that all photographers have a definite purpose when it comes to taking a photograph. They want general public/viewers want to know about event/occurrence that they think is important for viewers/general public. Photojournalism is the photographical evidence of journalism. Viewers are the most interested in news when they see photographers. Kertesz, Bresson, Smith and Salgado had one thing in common, the passion for their profession to help the viewers and their subjects. They wanted the word about what appealed to them and they used photography to get the word out.

 

In the case of Eugene Smith, he was taken away by the passing of a certain individual in Spanish Wake. There was deal of grief and emotions in that work. Eugene Smith brings something to the table with being able to use light to enhance his photographs. He used careful planning to achieve what was in mind to get the photo that he wanted to get. Smith was taken away by the emotion and it was if he was part of the family grieving for the individual. He got himself involved in the event and the viewers can this by the tone of the photograph.

 

The same can be said about Sebastião Salgado, he took more of artistic approach of painting when it came taking photographs. Everyone knows that when it comes to painting, there is careful planning into achieve whatever the painted had in his mind. It could be said about Salgado that he carefully composed his photographs and many say that he is "opinion writer" in the field of photography. He lets himself get involved in his work and he gets himself involved in his work and his intentions is insert his own views into his work to appeal to the viewers. His photograph depicting oil wells working in Iraq depicts the resilience of the workers and the pain they have to go to get the job done. Salgado's intentions were to show how he felt about the great pain that they went and how they are heroes because they put their lives at risk every time that they go to work.

 

Kertesz and Bresson are the figures of straightforward photojournalism and they don't let themselves get involved in their work and provide bias free news to the viewers. They follow along the lines of the codes of ethics for photo journalism. There is an trust issue in photojournalism in terms of accuracy because viewers of the photographs can't be influenced by bias because they should given facts and why the events are occurring and then make the connection of what they want to do. Photojournalists' main purpose is to help viewers make decision not pass on their own opinion to make the decisions. I believe that Kertesz and Bresson's approach is best suitable for photojournalism since it follows along the lines of accurate reporting and bias free journalism that helps viewers know about the truth and not let opinions get in the. They said it best, the photojournalists job is to be invisible when it comes to reporting news.