Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tim Wasn't there a chap named Jacob Riis, who was referred to as a photojournalist at the end of the 19th century? Jerry Tim Atherton wrote: > > Hi BD, > > > > When HCB started photographing with the early Leica, the > > word 'photojournalist' was unknown. I think the term was first > > used in the '50s. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Rich Lahrson > > I don't have my OED here, but Webster's first included the term > "photojournalism" in 1938 - which means it would have been in common use > some time before that. I've also recently read some early writings by Walker > Evan's from the 1930's which, as I recall, referred to photojournalism. > > tim > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html