Photojournalism

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A grid of ten black-and-white photographs showing the Serra Pelada gold mine in Brazil, ranging from wide aerial views of a vast pit swarming with thousands of workers to close-up portraits of mud-covered men carrying heavy sacks up precarious wooden ladders

From gold mine to auction house: what Sebastiao Salgado's latest print sale teaches us about making photos that really matter

By Tom May published

News As signed prints attached six-figure sums, there are lessons for every photographer who's ever doubted the value of their work

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A WW1 British cavalryman riding a horse.

Forget frames per second – this WW1 photographer captured galloping horses using a glass plate camera that took 3 frames PER MINUTE!

By Alan Palazon published

HISTORY British WW1 photographer, John Warwick Brooke, used a cumbersome glass plate camera to snap galloping horses

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Seven Man Gun Crew, c. 1863 (left) 1st Louisiana Guards, c. 1862 (right)

These astonishing American Civil War photos are 160 years old – but some of them feel surprisingly contemporary

By Tom May published

News The National Gallery of Art just acquired 35 images that remind us that tech changes, but the rules of good composition are eternal

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British soldiers attack from a trench.

This photograph is nearly 110 years old, but it still creates a knot in my stomach. Tense WWI photo proves that the key to a good image is the emotional reaction it creates

By Alan Palazon published

HISTORY The image depicts the tense moment before British troops launched a trench raid during the Battle of The Somme in 1916

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TOPSHOT - LAPD officers arrest a protester dressed as Lady Liberty in chains following clashes near the Metropolitan Detention Center during the "No Kings" national day of protest in Los Angeles on March 28, 2026. Huge crowds of protesters rallied across the United States on March 28 against President Donald Trump, venting their fury over what they see as his authoritarian style of governing, his hardline immigration policies and the war with Iran. Organizers said "at least 8 million people gathered today at more than 3,300 events across all 50 states," from big cities and small towns. US authorities provided no national crowd estimate. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP via Getty Images)

This No Kings photo is going viral for its uncanny resemblance to a political cartoon. As an American photographer, I think this photo proves that powerful images don’t always need fancy camera tricks

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

OPINION As an American photographer, this viral image from the No Kings protest perfectly illustrates what it feels like to be an American right now – and what it takes to create a powerful image

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BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dead after injuring former U.S. President Donald Trump, killing one audience member and injuring another in the shooting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

A single photograph will always be more powerful than a video and I can prove it

By Mike Harris published

Opinion Video provides context and takes you on a journey – but it meanders. Photography is the knockout blow

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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. Secretary Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine held the news conference to give an update on Operation Epic Fury. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Photographs shouldn’t (always) be pretty. I’m a photographer, and the Pete Hegseth “unflattering” photo fiasco is missing the point

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

OPINION The most impactful photojournalism is rarely of smiling faces, so why were press photographers left out of recent briefings?

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Lynsey Addario on assignment in Tiné, on the Sudanese border in Northeast Chad. (National Geographic/Caitlin Kelly)

Love + War: The NatGeo documentary that made me cry, made me angry, and made me believe photography always matters

By Sebastian Oakley published

Opinion Love + War shows why conflict photography still matters in the age of artificial images

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A graphic of man holding a camera partially silhouetted by the sunset.

Is photojournalism worth dying for? Oscar-nominated documentary on war photographer killed in Ukraine begs question

By Alan Palazon published

Opinion Armed Only With A Camera: The Life And Death Of Brent Renaud has been nominated for an Academy award, but this should never have been a posthumous accolade

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A boy in a red beanie, gray hoodie, and jeans climbs over the curved roof of a brightly graffitied structure at a bus stop during a dusky sunset

This photo series documenting children's dangerous school journeys is a worthy awards winner

By Tom May published

News Laura Pannack's project has been recognised by an inaugural award honoring photojournalist Tom Stoddart

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