Member Note:
Capturing and using photographs to tell and help tell stories, though differing in form from text and illustration, photojournalism still adheres to the tenets and values of journalism, such as objectivity and fairness. A photojournalist is still a journalist and held to the same standard of ethics, even though pictures can and often convey more emotion and impact than text.
Fast Facts:
- Pulitzer Prizes have been awarded since 1968 in photojournalism for Feature Photography and for Spot News Photography.
- In the United States, the First Amendment to the Constitution confers special legal rights to journalists and photojournalists.
