Susan Ruaab

 

Arlen Albert

 

Photojournalists report current events that affect people living today. Through photography we are able to translate a storey to the public. As a photojournalist, a question to ask is not “what is the story?” but “how is the story?” As a storyteller, and artist it is through the photos that we are able to express our interpolation. Majority of photojournalists focus on the a situation and how the people are affected by what’s going on. Contributing to magazines and newspapers is a way to make money. Susana Rabb photographs for:

American Lawyer

Bloomberg Businessweek

Christianity Today

Continental Airlines Magazine

Corporate Counsel

The Chronicle for Higher Education

Chrismon Der

Spiegel Die

Zeit Fast

Company Fortune

Garden & Gun

German Glamour

GUP (The Netherlands)

Internazionale (Italy)

LeMonde Magazine

Marie Claire

The Monocle (UK)

NEON (Germany)

The New York Times Travel Section

Oxford American

Smithsonian

TMG Media

UCLA Magazine

The Wall Street Journal

 

Many photojournalists join groups such as the NPPA, Workers Film and Photo League, and Photoville International  to stay informed and be apart of a journalist community. Also by joining these groups they protect your rights, and help you find work. The annual fee for these groups cost an average of 50-100 dollars.

The fist known photojournalists started in the mid 1800s. The reason was to report on the status of wars and to inform the people. They started out with portraits. The “Golden Age” of photojournalism happened during the 1930. Ones that paved the way during this time were people like Dorthea Lange,  Walker Evens,  Gordon Parks.

 

A place that I can always usually rely on a great photojournalist photo is the cover of the New York Times. The photo is always relevant and for the most part enticing. A photojournalist who work is admrable to me is a woman from Peru Susana Raab. I think she has a really interesting eye for shadows and framing  in her photos.

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