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Photojournalism - a special form of journalism, using the photo as a primary means of expression. Photojournalism is distinguished from related genres of photography (such as documentary photography , street photography and photo celebrities ) the following properties:
      Time - the images have meaning in the context of the chronological development of events.
      Objectivity - the situation suggests that the photos will be fair and will accurately reproduce the captured events .
      Narrative - the images in combination with other elements of the news and inform the reader or viewer to give an idea about the nature of events.
      Photojournalists have to act , make decisions and carry photographic equipment under the same conditions as the participants of the events (fire , war, riots ) are often exposed to the same risks with them.
     Photojournalism , as a descriptive term often implies a certain style or approach to creating images. Photojournalists impartial approach to photography is becoming popular and unique style of commercial photography . For example, today many wedding photographers shoot in the " reportage " style of wedding impartial chronicle of events.
       If the photographer is systematically reflects the cultural and social events with cultural and historical significance , this refers to the type of photojournalism photo chronicle .

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