Class Photojournalism Workshop

This course aims to develop the skills of visual language through photographic expression, around the analysis, criticism and practical implementation. To use these skills in order to produce photographic exercises that respond to issues with relevance in today's world (understood as the field of activity of photojournalism).

Not applicable

The photographic image in its narrative and communicative dimension; Contemporary photojournalism and new paradigms;  Photography and manipulation;  The idea of limit and ethics (legal aspects and their contexts);  The social impact of reporting photography;  Brief history of photojournalism: from the 19th century to the 20th century; The Press, photo agencies and collectives;  The photographic "truth";  Fiction vs. document;  Use of the photographic device according to the context;  The market for reportage photography - media;  Research methods in reportage photography; Photographic response to a theme, agenda or commission; Production and budgeting of reportage work (what to take into account and how to account for time and means).

Readings in class in dialogue with practical exercises presented and discussed by everyone in the class, fostering an environment of strong collaboration and interaction between peers. The course concludes with the editing and production of a collective physical publication in newspaper format.

Dubois, Philippe. (1994). O ato fotográfico e outros ensaios. Ed. Papirus. Freemna, Michael. (1993). Grande Manual da Fotografia. Dinalivro. Good, Jennifer e Lowe, Paul. (2017). Understanding Photojournalism. Bloomberg Academic. Langford, Michael. (1996). Fotografia Básica. Dinalivro.  Marien, Mary Warner. (2010). Photography: A Cultural History. Ed. Lawrence King Publishing Ltd. Panzer, Mary. (2005). Things as They are, Photojournalism in Context Since 1995. Ed. Chris Boot Ltd. / World Press Photo. Sontag, Susan. (2015). Olhando o Sofrimento dos Outros. Quetzal Editores. Van Dijk, Teun A. (2005). Discurso, Notícia e Ideologia: estudos na análise crítica do discurso. Ed. Campo das Letras.