Photojournalism is a form of journalism the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast that uses images instead of words to create a news story.
Normally photojournalism refers only still images that are used to tell a story, however in some cases the term also refers to video used in journalism. Photojournalism is also connected to many other types of photography documentation e.g., documentary photography, social documentary photography, street photography, candid photography.
The main role of the photojournalist is to be a visual storyteller. By photographing, editing, and presenting images, they tell a story in a way that no other media can. Some photojournalists work for a local publication, while others will travel nationally or abroad, putting themselves in constantly changing or even dangerous situations to capture a photo. The photographs serve the purpose of enhancing the story for the reader or viewer
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