Photojournalism is reporting the news mainly with photographs, not mainly with long articles. The pictures are the story: a war, a protest, a flood, a quiet moment after a match.

Photojournalism Photojournalism is reporting the news主要是用...報導新聞 mainly with photographs主要用照片, not mainly with long articles不是主要用長篇文章。The pictures are the story照片本身就是故事: a war, a protest, a flood, a quiet moment after a match一場戰爭、一次抗議、一場水災、一場比賽結束後安靜的一刻。

The photographer is doing a journalist’s job — going to the place, choosing what to show, and publishing it so other people can see what happened. It is not the same as taking pretty photos for art, and it is not the same as a news piece that merely has a photo beside it.

The photographer is doing a journalist’s job攝影師做的是記者的工作 — going to the place到現場, choosing what to show決定要呈現什麼, and publishing it so other people can see what happened發表出來讓其他人看到發生了什麼事。It它 is not the same as taking pretty photos for art跟為了藝術拍漂亮照片不一樣, and it is not the same as a news piece也跟...的新聞報導不一樣 that merely has a photo beside it只是旁邊配張照片。

The word lives in media, universities, and prize lists; it feels serious. There is an old argument about whether the photos should be posed or caught as they happen; good photojournalism is supposed to show what was really there, though the person behind the camera still chooses the frame.

The word lives in media, universities, and prize lists這個字活躍在媒體、大學和獎項名單裡; it feels serious給人一種嚴肅的感覺。There is an old argument一直有個老爭論 about whether the photos should be posed or caught as they happen照片該是擺拍還是抓拍當下; good photojournalism is supposed to show what was really there好的photojournalism應該呈現真正發生的事, though the person behind the camera still chooses the frame不過拿相機的人終究還是自己選了框景。