The Eiffel Tower, Paris by Andre Kertesz. 1929
Andre Kertesz and Henri Cartier-Bresson were photojournalists who both believed that they need to be invisible when taking photos. They don’t want interrupting the scene. The essence of Kertész’s style was his power to wrest poetry from a happenstance moment; to turn the quickness of that moment into "the decisive moment" (Josefsberg). This type of approach also influenced Henri Cartier-Bresson in much of his works. Cartier-Bresson was the master of candid photography and he helped develop "street photography" or the "real-life reportage" style that has influenced generations of photographers who followed.
Hyeres by Henri Cartier-Bresson. 1932
Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist. He was often regarded by editors as "troublesome" because of his steadfast refusal to allow his pictures, their layout, and often the text that accompanies them to be molded by the policy of the magazine or anything else other than his personal vision. He liked to spend hours in the darkroom enhancing his photos by altering the lighting etc. Sebastiao Salgado is a photographer who believes in interactions with the people who are in his photographs.
The Wake by W. Eugene Smith. 1950
The works of Andre Kertesz and Henri Cartier-Bresson clearly are the best journalistic approach. Unlike Eugene Smith who puts lighting in his photos to enhance it and Salgado's work that is staged to look presentable, Kertesz and Bresson's works are taken candidly. This is essential and acceptable in photojournalism. Capturing the truth and presenting it without alteration is what photojournalism is.
Works Cited:
Works Cited:
"Andre Kertesz" skjstudio.com. Web. 20 Nov 2010. <http://www.skjstudio.com/kertesz/index.html>
"Henri Cartier-Bresson" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 20 Nov 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartier_bresson>
"W.Eugene Smith" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 20 Nov 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Eugene_Smith>
"Sebastiao Salgado" UNICEF. Web. 20 Nov 2010
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