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Semester-Long Reportage Project

REPORTAGE.

A Project In Photojournalism

DUE DATE:  Your last class period of the semester.

 re-port-age (rep er-tazh) noun 1. The reporting of news or information of general interest. 2. Something reported.

OBJECTIVE:  To document the reality of a chosen subject through a photographic essay.

  

COMPONENTS

- Eight photographs that tell the "story" of your subject.

- 1 paragraph (3-5 sentences) artist statement about your rationale for having photographed your subject, and what you learned from the process.

           

VOCABULARY:

1.     Subjective – particular to an individual

2.     Objective – uninfluenced by personal opinion or emotion

OBJECTIVE FOR SEARCH:  To gather ideas from established photographers on how to create a photographic essay.

GOOGLE SEARCH:

“photojournalism”

“reportage”

“photographic essay”

“magnum photos”

“National Geographic”

WEB SITES TO VISIT:

Herman Kreiger. CLICK HERE.

NY Times Photo Essays. CLICK HERE.
NY Times Multimedia. CLICK HERE.
Digital Journalist. CLICK HERE. 
Time Photo Essays. CLICK HERE.
Magnum. CLICK HERE.
Magnum Portfolios. CLICK HERE.
Life. CLICK HERE.
Family Of Man. CLICK HERE.
NPPA.org. CLICK HERE.
Fotophile. CLICK HERE.

www.xs4all.nl/~fotojan/index.html (Jan van Ijken photographic essay)

www.speos.fr/acc_jour.html (Photojournalist portfolios from Paris Photo Institute)

http://www.moma.org/research/archives/highlights/06_1955.html

http://www.photojournalism.org/2005/Contest/2005winnerslist.html

http://www.masters-of-photography.com/summaries.html

A FEW HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHERS TO INVESTIGATE:

Lewis Hine

Berenice Abbott

Margaret Bourke White

Paul Strand

W. Eugene Smith

Robert Capa

Jacob Riis

Walker Evans

Dorothea Lange

REMEMBER:

1.   Approach your subject with openness, respect, and genuine interest.

Light, composition, positive/negative space

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