Hey! This is Pen and Shutter, a blog dedicated to journalism, photography and the collaboration of the two. Photojournalism is a powerful medium, allowing information and visualization to work cooperatively to bring about awareness to issues around the globe, and this blog will discuss how it does so. Along with discussing photojournalism and its application in today's constantly evolving information age I will also regularly post tutorials, product reviews, discuss technique and ethics, and feature photos each week. While you're here leave a comment, suggest photos to be featured for the week, or submit your own! Blogs should be more than just the author, and I'd much rather have it be "we" rather than just me.
Speaking of me, uh, who am I? Well, to begin, I am a working photojournalist and a student currently majoring in Communications. I have covered events ranging from national professional paintball events to the 2008 presidential election. In terms of photography, I consider what I do hardly an art, but more of a disciplined observation of the world. The confines of a viewfinder help me, not so much to make clear of the obscure, but to understand and appreciate its place in reality. In terms of journalism, I consider its role in our democracy paramount. In a society where the people can potentially have just as much influence over policy as the policy makers, it is essential that the people have a source of objective information.
On that note, lets get this going.
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