Photojournalism

Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, and in some cases to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such as documentary photography, street photography or celebrity photography) by the qualities of:

Professional organizations

The Danish Union of Press Photographers (Pressefotografforbundet) was the first national organization for newspaper photographers in the world. It was founded in 1912 i Denmark by six press photographers in Copenhagen. Today it has nearly 800 members.

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1912 - Denmark - Copenhagen

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The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) was founded in 1946 in the U.S., and has approximately 10,000 members. Others around the world include:

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• British Press Photographers Association, 1984
• Hong Kong Press Photographers Association, 1989
• Northern Ireland Press Photographers Association, 2000
• Pressfotografernas Klubb Sweden, 1930
• PK — Pressefotografenes Klubb Norway

News organisations and journalism schools run many different awards for photojournalists. Since 1968, Pulitzer Prizes have been awarded for the following categories of photojournalism: 'Feature Photography', 'Spot News Photography' and 'Capture the Moment'. Other awards are World Press Photo, Best of Photojournalism and Pictures of the Year.

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1968 - Pulitzer Prizes

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