The citizen photographer
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under Uncategorized
While I’m not naive to the power of citizen journalism when it comes to spot news there’s a lot I could nitpick in this article like blurring the lines between the paparazzi and photojournalists. Thanks, but no thanks.
The last paragraph is worth a chuckle:
But it may mean that the actual aesthetics of news photography will change as the public starts to privilege ‘amateur’ imagery over the professional. To be believable photos will have to be more like YouTube and less like Frank Capa or Don McCullin. In other words, more real less reel. Actuality will finally triumph over art.
I hope not.
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Tags: 2read, photojournalism, web
