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Exploring a Career in Photojournalism: Education, Opportunities, and Insights

Dive into the world of photojournalism with insights from Mike DeMarco and Kate Barnes, covering essential education paths, including top institutions like Boston University and RIT. Discover the importance of building a strong portfolio, the job landscape for photojournalists, and median salaries. Learn about the responsibilities and logistics of the role, including equipment needs and work schedules. Plus, gain personal reflections on the appeal of this dynamic career and historical figures like James Nachtwey who have made an impact in the field.

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Exploring a Career in Photojournalism: Education, Opportunities, and Insights

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  1. By Mike DeMarco Photojournalism

  2. Kate Barnes

  3. Career Education • Education: • 4 year Degree in Photojournalism • Top Schools: Boston University, RIT, and Corcoran College • Portfolio: • A strong portfolio is the most important asset to getting work in photojournalism. • Potential employers look at your portfolio, and if it’s bad it doesn’t matter how much education you have.

  4. Career Availability • Job Availability: • There are no set amount of jobs in this field. Many photojournalists are freelance.

  5. Statistics • Statistics: • Median annual wage $30,000. • 152,000 current employed as photographers. • Projected employment in 2018 is 169,000. • Photojournalists can work for newspapers, magazines, or can work freelance and sell their images.

  6. Famous Photographers • James Nachtwey • Has traveled to many third world countries and documented their issues.

  7. Career Logistics • Photojournalists are responsible for providing clear, high quality, truthful images, that communicate a meaningful message to their viewers. • Schedule: • Freelance photographers get to make their own hours. • Photographers that work for a company will typically work a 40 hour work week.

  8. Career Logistics • Equipment: • Camera • Multiple Lens • Laptop • Adobe Photoshop

  9. Personal Reaction • I personally like this career because of the situations you are put in and the traveling you get to do. • The career still does appeal to me. • I’d change the amount of money photographers make, it would be great if they made more.

  10. Works Cited • http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos264.htm • http://education-portal.com/articles/Top_Schools_for_Photojournalism.html • http://nlford.com/career/intro.shtml

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