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There are four distinctive areas of photojournalism that I looked at. They are:


 * The Beginning:** I looked at how the idea of photojournalism began. I also looked at how the development of photography and equipment affected photojournalism. At the beginning, early news photographs were required to be re-interpreted by an engraver before they could be published in newspapers such as the New York Times and Los Angeles Times. A halftone process for reproducing newspaper photographs from photographic prints was invented in the late 1800's. This further prompted interest in newspaper and photojournalism. Further inventions soon followed after this. Flash powder, for example, allowed journalists to photograph informal subjects indoors. It was not until the invention of 35mm Leica camera and the first flash bulbs that all the essentials came together for the next phase in photojournalism.


 * The Golden Age:** For this area of photojournalism I looked at photojournalism when its was popular in the mainstream. Magazines between 1930's to 1950's distinguished themselves by becoming the major forum for photojournalism. Publishers began to launch magazines full of large photographs because they saw the possibility of creating popular titles that covered broader topics than the daily news. Printing techniques by this time had improved grealty and these picture magazines could now reproduce photos clearly. I also looked into one of the most popular magazine which was LIFE Magazines(United States). This magazine sold millions every week. I also looked into Robert Capa, who was known to be one of the best war photographers of all time.


 * The FSA:** The FSA stands for Farm Security Administration and they were an effort during the Great Depression to fight rural poverty**.** It was a division of the US Department of Agriculture, who hired photographers such as Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange to provide a stream of photographs that could be distributed to newspaper nation wide. The FSA successfully used photography to open the eyes of the American People to the difficulties of society. Photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Lewis Hine strongly believed that photographic evidence can provide change.


 * The Digital Age**: In this area of photojournalism, I looked at how technology made taking pictures easier. Now its easier for the photojournalist to meet a deadline because they are provided with the lastest technology such a digital camera, mobile phone and a laptop computer. He or she can send a high-quality image in minutes, even seconds after an event occurs. I also discussed how computer software such as Photoshop allows for images to be combined seamlessly. Even though this is a exciting and creative tool to use, it brings questions of validity to photography.

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