Joe Rosenthal,Acacia Johnson, Vivian Maier Journalism Paper

PHOTOJOURNALISM PAPER
Juan Echeagaray
My definition of photojournalism is capturing the moment in a significant way. I prefer photojournalism that has some flair to the work and looks nice by having a cinematic feel to the photos. When you see the photos, you should feel something. Newspapers have suffered a lot from the digital age by being red less. The biggest advantage newspapers have is the internet, although few people read their physical copies, companies can always switch to a website or newsletter. To make it in the photojournalism business it takes courage, networking skills, experience, and confidence.
The three artists I chose are Joe Rosenthal, Vivian Maier, Acacia Johnson.

I chose this picture for Joe because of how patriotic and iconic it is, I love war photography, and this is one of my favorites. If I had to guess I would say this was taken at midday, where the sunlight hits at a top right angle. This photo was taken at a perfect time because it shows how it takes multiple men to raise a flag. But, in a challenging time in America, it has a symbolic meaning to the photo, being it takes all of America to be able to hold the country up. What makes this photo great is being symbolistic, a completely different time in America, patriotic. I do not think this could be redone; this is a once and a lifetime shot with perfect timing.

I love this photo by Vivian because of how crude it is. It shows how crazy and beautiful street photography can be. The man looks homeless and dirty, but the photo is raw and makes you feel excited about her art. This picture looks like it was taken in the morning or in a shady place, the timing of the picture is amazing because she had to be at the right time and place to see the man and click the button. It looks like he was enjoying breakfast. The focus and significance for this picture and artist are how life was back in New York at that specific era. I have tried doing a picture like this in Juárez, but I had horrible timing and not that much courage to keep going and asking.

My last artist is Acacia Johnson, I love all her work because of the playfulness and cinematic looks she provides. I like this photo because of how vulnerable the penguins look, and the setting she is in. In this picture, the focus was three penguins walking towards the photographer they were curious. The timing and lighting are great because of the two penguins running toward their friend and the light was not too hard on the penguin’s white fur or the white snow. This could be done at the zoo or with local pets.

The only no’s I see are putting a camera on someone’s face after a tragedy occurs to them.