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Career as Photo Journalism

Photo Journalism is a form of journalism, wherein the person clicks, develops and submits images relevant to a news story. Initially, the term 'photojournalism' was restricted to still photography.

Scope of Photo Journalism has now broaden and in the present time, photo journalists even shoot videos to come up with a good news item/feature a craze commonly seen in citizen journalism. Photojournalism is not merely about taking the best shots, but also how to click news worthy photographs, in accordance with the interest of the reader.

Generally, the work of a photojournalist is quite equivalent to a reporter, except the fact that a photo journalist doesnt gather, write and report news stories. To become a successful photojournalist, one should have thorough knowledge about the three principles of photo journalism - timeliness, objectivity and narrative. They should be able to use modern tools like digital camera, camera phones and laptops in order to develop photographs.

Photojournalism is a worthwhile career option in India, because it has become an integral part of mainstream journalism. As a result, many institutions that offer course in journalism have also included photo journalism in their curriculum.

Photojournalists can work for newspapers, magazines or any other media houses. One can opt for commercial photography, fashion photography, industrial photography, wildlife photography, aerial photography, scientific photography etc.

Eligibility Photo Journalism

In India, many educational institutions are conducting separate courses for photo journalism at the postgraduate diploma level. For the program, the candidates are required to have done graduation from any recognized institute or a university.

Colleges For Photo Journalism

Some of the major institutes offering photo journalism courses are:

India International Photographic Council (New Delhi)

Amity School of Journalism & Communication (Delhi)

Asian College of Journalism (Chennai)

Biju Patnaik Film & Television Institute (Bhubaneswar)

Bhavan�s Institute of Communication & Management (Mumbai)

Indian institute of Mass Communication (Delhi)

Indian Centre for Media & Communication (Pune).

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