What is Photojournalism?

              Many experts define photojournalism as being "news photography, whether or not for primarily pictorialmedia, publications, or stories". Yet, to me photojournalism represents a portrayal of thousands of words in just one image. What can be conveyed in a whole body of text can be explained through only one picture. A photojournalist should have a keen ability of communicating meaning through a photograph. Photojournalism is not about simply taking pictures, it is actually considered an art by many standards. In order to be a good photojournalist, you must have a good sense of timing and a developed eye in order to define detail. There is a great amount of technique involved in this field. A person must have sufficient knowledge about their equipment and surroundings. A good photojournalist is also willing to be open minded and submitted into a vast array of situations. Their main goal and function is to tell a story and set an expression through an image. Photojournalism contrasts from regular photography because photojournalists usually look to shoot an actual action while photographers usually look for objects. In other words, photojournalists shoot "action verbs" while regular photographers shoot "nouns". The difference between photojournalism and journalism is that journalism is usually focused on communicating happenings through words, instead of images.