Sarah and group, great assignment! Your choices in picture really helped retaliate what each artist was trying to achieve when taking the pictures.
In my opinion, photojournalism is all about the natural element that occurs when the picture is taken. With Eugene Smith and Sabasito Salgado editing their pictures into what they believe is better for the viewer, it defeats the whole purpose of capturing the moment. In the example picture that was included, 'The Walk to Paradise Garden', I think Smith developed the photo to be much darker than what the reality of it was. As a result, it made the overall image have a darker, gloomier feel to it. Ironically with the title hinting at a happier place of Paradise Gardens.
In a way, it can be seen as an artistic tweak in the photos, however that is the opposite of what photojournalism is. It takes away the candid moment that people are expecting to see from these specific type of pictures. It's kind of like, taking a picture in a storm, but changing the lighting of it so you can see the lightning bolts clearer. It takes away from what is real.
Overall, I throughly enjoyed this assignment and your opinions between the two takes of photojournalism!
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