What is PhotoJournalism?

Photojournalism is a form of journalism that uses images to tell about news and other stories instead of words. A photojournalist is a  mix of a photographer and a journalist. A good photojournalist is able to take some aspects from each profession and create an image that describes everything. They are able to transport you to the scene of the picture and make it feel like you were there, living those moments, instead of you looking at the moments through a photograph. For many people, it is hard to tell the difference between photography and photojournalism, but there are some big differences. The main one is VERBS. This may sound crazy, but a photojournalist really focuses on capturing photos with a verb that is very clear. They are not focusing on a subject or noun, but on the action that is going on. This ensures that the picture will be able to tell a story just by looking at it, with no other explanations for what is going on. Occasionally a photojournalist wants to photograph a noun such as a portrait of a person, but it is in order to tell story. The differences between photojournalism and journalism are a little more easy to comprehend and visualize. The big variation between the two is that photojournalism is with photos and that journalism is with words and paper.