Capturing an image that tells a story.
Conveying emotion through a single frame.
Displaying a moment in time.
Through a camera you can capture the most peaceful serene instance, a moment of celebration, or a second of hysterical turmoil. Photojournalism allows the viewer to "be where you were", even if simply in a single frame. It can personify a mood and let another person into a second in time. Photojournalism preserves history, and creates new history, as things are captured on film that may not have otherwise been noticed. It connects individuals around the world, and brings together ones who may have been in the same physical place, but a different mental or emotional one.
Photojournalism has allowed me to share in the excitement of Dick and Rick Hoyt, pictured here, as they competed in the Boston Marathon in the 1980's.
Image taken from: AP Photo/MetroWest Daily News, Art Illman
Image source: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/racing-helps-mass-father-disabled-son-forge-bond
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