Every Picture Conveys a Story

            Photographs enable us to see things we couldn’t see otherwise: things too tiny or too fast; places we can’t go ourselves, such as faraway lands and even the imaginations of photo-artists. 

             One famous and powerful form of Photography is Photojournalism. It is a type of journalism that uses images to convey a news story. Photojournalist has long been using photos to tell a story for them and capturing moments that will never be recovered. They alert us to things needing attention. 

Language can be a barrier between the message and the recipient but a photograph is the purist form of communication though is still open to interpretation. As photographers put it, photographs are prominent because it is immediate and it is the first thing the viewers will look at. Photojournalists’ powerful images drive the message to people everywhere more graphical than pages of words could. 

Photojournalism has a great power in influencing viewers. It can be strong enough to start reform, catching the attention of the world on issues that should be faced and looked after.

Many renowned photographers, like Carol Guzy, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, get results because most of them focus on capturing the feeling and not the picture. James Nachtwey, Dorothea Lange, Kevin Carter are some of the most famous photographers who took photographs of conflicts, wars and critical social issues. The world close his eyes for these situations, so photographers, great photographers rather, can serve as eye-openers. 

The fact that these great photographers managed to survive through all these situations, while shooting is a blessing for us so we can be able to see these kinds of photos. The power of photographs is still unbeaten.

Not only can a photo represent a certain subject but it can elicit more emotion and inspire our human nature.

            “A good picture makes you look and hopefully will make you look a little longer”

            Photography has been one of humankind’s most popular activities. You can see people taking pictures anywhere. However, most or some of these people are not photographers nor interested in photography. They just love recording the people and events in their lives for their future enjoyment.

But according to a photography book I have read, one good thing about photography is that you don’t need to know all about it to make good pictures. If you love bringing back good pictures of what you see for others to enjoy, you just need a camera, fancy or not, and some basic techniques , the secret of seeing or having a good eye and a good taste, probably.

There is more to photography than meets the eye.

Photography is Both an Art and a Craft

            It has been said that one of the great things in photography, is that you don’t have to deal with it more than you want. It is an artistic pastime that can provide joy for a really long time, for you through doing it and for others through the pictures that are created. Several photo-artists even dedicate their lives to photography.

Photography can be whatever you want it to be. Whether a means to record the people and events in your life, a hobby, a science, a passion, an art, or even a career. Photographers capture precious moments in an artistic way.

Above all, it has been argued whether photography is a craft or an art.

Based on definitions, art is something unique, while a craft is something that is created and can be repeated again and again.

Obviously, Photography is a craft, but it's not that simple. If you give photographers the same camera, the same subject and the same lighting, more often than not, you will still get various and unique images. Many can learn the craft but not all can take it to the next level and create the art.

With this, it is safe to say that in my opinion, photography is both a craft and an art.