1st Edition

Critical Issues in Photojournalism Lessons From the Past and Solutions for the Future

By Adrian Hadland Copyright 2025
210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

Drawing on original research and industry experience, this book studies the historical debates and controversies underpinning photojournalism and those practising it today. Beginning with the origins of photography and the close-knit relationship between journalism and the image, this book goes on to consider the theories that have sought to unpick photography and photojournalism and how these... Read more

Acknowledgements                                                                                              

Preface                                                                                                                                        

Introduction

Chapter One: Photojournalism and the Birth of Photography                                           

Chapter Two: History of Photojournalism 1880s-1980s                                                    

Chapter Three: Contemporary Photojournalism: Old patterns, New Challenges                                                                         

Chapter Four: Photojournalism, Aesthetics and Art                                                    

Chapter Five:  Photojournalism, Power and the State                                                            

Chapter Six: The Ethics of Photojournalism                                                                                 

Chapter Seven: Photojournalism, Conflict and Violence.                                                    

Chapter Eight: Photojournalism, Artificial Intelligence and the Future.                                        

Conclusion: Lessons from the past and solutions for the future.                               

Index

Biography

Adrian Hadland is Professor of Media Studies and Journalism at The University of Stirling, UK. A former professional international political journalist, Adrian has been researching the practice of photography for the past ten years. Adrian is also a Visiting Professor in Visual Communications at Nanjing Normal University, China.

"This book is a key read to understanding many of the ethical questions faced by photojournalists in today's world. Hadland uses apt contemporary examples as well as several from photojournalism's history"

- Greg Marinovich, Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist, Boston University.