A photo journalist will tell a story with the help of a click. They are trained to communicate through a photograph .Each photo journalist will deal with different themes some may focus on war , some on poverty, women, children ,nature etc. A photo journalist is mostly employed in newspapers , magazines , tabloids etc they can also work as a freelance photographer .
A photo journalist is always abided by ethics to journalism .He cannot take a photo the person wishes , the photos must speak indirectly .A photo can speak a thousand words and that is how photojournalism became very popular. A photographer must be ready to take a picture and therefore he must keep his equipments ready. A photographer’s skill must be sharp as the situation shouldn’t be always conducive to take a photo.
A photojournalist must take it as a serious profession and must understand that a photo can change the whole perception of the society. A photographer must open his eyes and look for an opportunity. He must be very observant with his eye. A photojournalist has immense power to change the world as well as the society.
To become a photojournalist one must have passed 12th std with a minimum mark of 60%.
Step 1 To become a photo journalist one must be very much interested in taking photos .
Step 2 If you wish to know the technical side of the camera ten you can join for photojournalism courses in India.
Step 3 Some of the colleges in India that provide courses in Photojournalism are :-
1) Light and Life Academy Photography Institute in India , Tamil Nadu
2) National Institute of Photography , Karnataka
3) Indian School of Photography, New Delhi
4) Indian Institute of Photography , Uttar Pradesh
5) Institute for Photography Excellence ,Gujarat
Photo journalists could specialize as a criminal photo journalist, natural calamity photo journalist, political photo journalist, sports photojournalist, fashion/ film photo journalist etc. depending on their nature of work.
The salary of a photojournalist will depend upon the work submitted by them .