THE CHRONOLOGICAL STAGES OF PHOTOJOURNALISM The origins of photojournalism can be seen in documentary photography as early as the 1870’s. People were interested as to what far away countries looked like and what famous people looked like but never had the chance to see them. Photographers such as Roger Fenton went out and took photographs of the English troops in the Crimea. Over the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, Matthew Brady brought together many …showed first 75 words of 2623 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2623 total…photographs that help to tell a story. Many photographs even end up convicting people of secret affairs or meeting for illegal business. Free-lance photographers know as the paparazzi try to get as close up to famous people and any other people who may be in the public eye. They may wait outside of the home of a star for hours until they can get a shot-which they then sell to newspapers or magazines. So photojournalism