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Parrish, who is not identified, encourages aspiring photojournalists to communicate to readers the most appropriate truth fairly represented, through an eye-catching personal style, with technical proficiency, within legal and ethical restrictions, and with an appreciation of what came before in photography and photojournalism. Illustrating with many photographs, he discusses such aspects as equipment, light and color, gathering caption information, major subjects and forms, law, ethics and taste, and the history of the profession from its beginning in the 19th century. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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PHOTOJOURNALISM: AN INTRODUCTION is a richly illustrated book that encourages aspiring photojournalists to communicate to readers the most appropriate truth fairly represented, though an eye-catching personal style, with technical proficiency, within legal and ethical and taste restrictions, and with an appreciation of some of what came before in photography and photojournalism.PHOTOJOURNALISM: AN INTRODUCTION reaches out to bring your students the commentary of some of the most talented visually oriented journalistic professionals of contemporary and past times. A wealth of photographs is reproduced to illustrate points, serve as examples of what others have done, and stimulate students to visually communicate in an eye-catching and effective way. Taken as a whole, these images are a portfolio of some of the best photojournalism anywhere.
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