Photojournalism (WORLD WAR II)

Robert Capa

Robert Capa was a Hungarian photographer who took photos in the war. he was employed by a private company to go in and out of the war, to take these photos, as he pleased. he had two rules; Rule 1: Get close, Rule 2: Get closer. During the war, Capa was sent to various parts of the European Theatre on photography assignments. He first photographed for Colliers weekly , before switching to Life after he was fired by Collier's.


He was THE first photographer to go to the front line on D Day.










Tony Vaccaro


Tony Vaccaro was an American photographer who was best known for his photos during 1944 and 1945 and in germany after World War II. Tony Vaccaro was a soldier/photographer who like to go onto the frontline to take historic photographs. people would refer to him as 'mad' or 'insane'.After the war, he became a renowned fashion and lifestyle photographer for U.S magazines.

Eddie Adams

Eddie Adams was an american photographer who served in the united states marine cops during the korean war actually taken photographs of the war as it was happening much like tony viccaro and robert capa. but he was shot in the head and obviously died during world war II. (as seen to the right).

Photo Journalism Part 1

Photojournalism

photojournalism is a type of journalism that tells a story just with a particular photograph.

1. Why is he famous?

Henri Cartier Bresson is famous because he had great vision when it came to taking these pictures, he would see a shot, wait for something or someone to come by or past and would take it. it would turn out to be a very historical photograph. 

2. Why is his work significant in Photojournalism?

He believed that into a space, life will come. he could so that story happening before it even did, he was a genius. he could see anything and everything he wanted to in his mid, then see it and take it it told a story to whoever saw his pictures. 

3. Find and upload to your blog some work of theirs




4. What Camera/Technique did he use

 Leica, compact and quiet he had one of the first and it was a new sort of  technology so you could take a picture within a split second.

Introduction to me

I'm George, i use a camera every day. wether it would be on my camera (canon 600d) or my iphone 4s

I like to take photos when ever i go away to go camping or to go Thorpe park and Alton Towers.