CCNY Staten Island Wildfires in Brazil Photojournalists Essay
ESSAY TOPICS (Choose one)
TOPIC #1 Choose a minimum of four photos by one photojournalist and analyze their work. (e.g. 4 photos by Mary Ellen Mark). Explore why their work is of interest and why it is powerful. Examine how content and visual form, work together to make the photos successful. Do not present a standard biographyyou must define why their photos move us. **NOTE: Steve McCurry is not considered to be a photojournalist and is not a suitable topic**
TOPIC #2 Analyze photo coverage of the same event as published by any two newspapers or online publications. Compare the similarities and differences of how two different photographers have visualized the events.
Why are the photos different even though they are of the same event?
Why was one moment chosen over another by each of the photographers?
Which is most effective and why?
