Chasing the Pictures: Press and Magazine Photography

Abstract

For over a century, press and magazine photography has influenced how Australians have viewed society, and played a critical role in Australia's evolving national identity. Despite its importance and longevity, the historiography of Australian news photography is surprising limited. This article examines the history of press and magazine photography and considers its genesis, the transformative technological innovations, debates about images of violence, the industrial attitudes towards photographers and their treatment, the use of photographs and the seismic recent changes. The article argues that while the United States and United Kingdom influenced the trajectory of press and news photography in Australia, there are significant and illuminating differences.

How to author a picture gallery

“…Throughout the history of photojournalism, the role of images in the reporting of news events has been contingent on the prevailing attitudes towards photography (Anderson, 2014; Barnhurst and Nerone, 2001). These attitudes are evident in the professional rhetoric and in academic theorising.…”

Nigerian Newspapers’ Use of Euphemism in Selection and Presentation of News Photographs of Terror Acts

“…The sensitive nature of visual elements in message construction has attracted attention of various scholars (e.g., Alo & Ogungbe, 2013;Anderson, 2014;Bendito, 2005;Berger & Naaman, 2011;Chik & Vásquez, 2016;Christensen, 2016;Fahmy, Kelly, & Kim, 2007;Hum et al, 2011;Kellner, 2002;Moriarty & Shaw, 1995;Neumann & Fahmy, 2012;Rovisco, 2017;Veneti, 2017). However, a critical analysis of how editors of newspapers use photos to frame stories about acts of terrorism, especially in Nigeria-an African nation facing the scourge of terrorism by the Boko Haram sect, among other security challenges-deserves scholarly attention.…”