Sunday, March 25, 2007

Photojournalism

In this assignment you will select an event or issue from the 20th or 21st century (unions, the Olympic bombing, communism, prohibition, healthcare etc..)

Collect images that support multiple perspectives of that event. Try to be as diverse as possible. Look for aesthetically strong images from a variety of sources. Collect a minimum of 15 strong images.

Using your five strongest images create a blog post about your topic. Please be use to use all original text. Explain your choice of images in detail.

A few excellent photojournalism sources:
Reuters http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures
Magnum http://www.magnumphotos.com
Associated Press http://www.ap.org/pages/product/photoservices.html
Contact Press Images http://www.contactpressimages.com/

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