Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ernest Nitka asked: >"What is difference between Documentary Photography and Photojournalism?<< Hi Ernie, In my case I use both terms depending on the type of assignment I'm shooting. Where the assignment pertains to a what we might call a "news related" topic I'm a photojournalist. On the other hand when I, or as Sandy Carter and I did this past winter/spring, were documenting the lives of Women in Medicine for our "Women in Medicine" book. In that case we might or could be called documentary photographers. In reality anyone who tells stories with photographs or exhibits material taken in a photojournalistic style, IE: usually available light and life as it's happening would be a photojournalist regardless of subject. Many years ago a photojournalist usually meant a photographer working for a magazine and or an agency like Magnum. However, today it seems there are as many photojournalists as there are stars in the heavens. ;-) So if you're confused use whichever term makes you feel good on any given day. :-) ted - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html