Black and white photojournalism

[leicapixie]

There is no such thing as objectivity! Once you decide to cover/shoot a subject, you are already subjective.. Occasionally one captures something unexpected that goes against one's own pre-conceived beliefs.Shooting it and later releasing it, if printed, of course would then be objective!

 

[mdarnton]

+1 to that. +10, even. This is a very old discussion, but the fact is that as soon as you decide you need to take any picture, you have made an editorial decision. From that point on it's not a matter of WHETHER you're being subjective, but HOW you're being subjective.

There is no such thing as objectivity! Once you decide to cover/shoot a subject, you are already subjective.. Occasionally one captures something unexpected that goes against one's own pre-conceived beliefs.Shooting it and later releasing it, if printed, of course would then be objective!

 

[jaredangle]

The following are (very crappy) cell phone pics of negatives of a woman injecting heroin, for a documentary project I am doing. Actual prints or a proper film scan is coming later. I feel it would've lost a certain touch in color digital.

 

[Sam Kanga]

Hi

Yes: good photojournalism
Yes: Black & White / Colour / Infra Red / pencil sketch on a wet cocktail napkin
The key is "good" work/research/photos etc.

Hows about 2011 Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Davidson? Nine out of ten doctors agree it's black & white. http://photogallery.thestar.com/976873

Thanks
Sam