Gender Roles in Photojournalism

1 Commentby   |  11.18.14  |  Announcements

Here’s an interesting article on women in the world of photojournalism, specifically National Geographic. The author interviewed two women on the significance of their sex when it comes to doing their jobs.

http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2013/11/05/are-women-photographers-wired-differently-with-maggie-steber-and-lynn-johnson/

I thought this quote was pretty significant:

“Although all of the images are courtesy of 11 female photographers, once their images grab you, gender falls by the wayside.

And that’s how it should be, says Lynn Johnson, a photographer whose work is included in the exhibit. ‘In some ways, this conversation about what does it mean to have a women photographer’s exhibit is kind of obscuring the whole issue, which is just that these are powerful photographs.'”

1 Comment

  1. Paige Otway
    6:05 pm, 11.30.14

    This is such a unique take on photojournalism! Not something you will typically see in the regular newspaper.

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