Newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane once stated, "Use a picture. It's worth a thousand words." Pictures are effective when trying to convey a story, for they can sometimes express what words cannot. With more than a billion people on this planet, it is guaranteed that there will be different reactions and interpretations when looking at photos. Photojournalism allows people the ability to connect or relate to a photo without having to physically be there. To me, photojournalism helps paint a picture of our past, while constantly adding to the present. Pictures are taken everyday, whether it be of nature, war, people or historical events, and they convey to the world real life stories of beauty, pain, happiness, and history in the making. Photojournalism is evidence that the world is constantly changing and evolving. Photos help to keep history alive and give us the ability to go back in time, without ever having to leave the present.
Photojournalism is ever present. Whether it be displayed in newspapers, on television, in magazines or books, photojournalism presents real life events to the world in an objective way. This in turn allows people to perceive the image however they deem fit.
Photojournalism allows me to see what is happening in different countries without me having to visit there. This is an image by Altaf Qadri that shows what education is like in third world countries. It really opened my eyes to the fact that we take much for granted and do not really understand how little other people have in different countries. This picture really spoke to me because as a future teacher, it is amazing to see children willing to learn under a bridge, with no chairs and no books. I want to show my students how lucky they are to have simple things, such as pencils and desks. This photo makes me more appreciative of what I have.
Photo By Altaf Qadri
