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Photojournalist
Tells news stories through photographs — often working in war zones, disaster areas, and protests.
Did you know?
Five photographers shot 'Tank Man' in 1989, several from the Beijing Hotel; one, Charlie Cole, hid his film in the hotel toilet to keep it from police.
How subjects help
- Art & Design: Compose a single photo that tells a whole news story at a glance.
- Communication: Write accurate captions that say who, what and where for every picture.
- History: Understand the background to a conflict or protest so your pictures tell it fairly.
- Philosophy: Decide when it is right to photograph people in pain, and never fake what you saw.
A famous name
Robert Capa: Photojournalist who photographed wars, including the D-Day landings in 1944.
Try it yourself: Report today's news
- Pick something that really happened today at home, school or outside.
- Answer: who, what, when, where and why?
- Write it as a five-sentence news story with the most important fact first.
- Ask someone who was there: did you get the facts right? Fix anything that was wrong.
Journalists check every fact, lead with what matters most, and correct mistakes openly.
Also try: Photograph one object three ways.
Known for it in
USA, UK, France, Denmark, Australia