Journalistic Photos

When Dorothea Lange photographed Florence Owens Thompson during The Great Depression in the 1930s, the work Migrant Mother (1936) became one of the most poignant images of the era. In fact several of Lange's works did, as the photojournalist brought the plight of the poor and forgotten to public attention. She later said of the moment that the mother asked her no questions but seemed to know that the pictures might help her, so she helped Lange. Such journalistic photos or “photojournalism" is the use of the medium of photography to tell a story, capturing a visual representation of what a journalist would otherwise convey through their writings. Through the work of photojournalists like Lange, the world is educated on social injustices, political and historical events and sports celebrations. But what of its role in art? Journalistic photography then takes that element of storytelling and creates art from it. Whether widely reproduced or not, the legacy of the works lies in the chosen moment of capture and allows the viewer to see from the artist's eye. In Artsper's own selection of works, Eric Bouvet and Dominique Leroy do just that, with Leroy capturing icons and events over 40 decades. In a world fuelled by visual culture, journalistic photos are very much here to stay…

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Mont Blanc

La nuit étoilée

Mont Blanc

Glacier des Bossons sous nuages

Chaos. Manifestation des gilets jaunes, 2020, Paris, France

Chaos. Réfugiés de la bataille de Mossoul 2017, Mossoul, Irak

Untitled 17

Horse Bath

Bateau croisière.

Chez les cousins de la Loire.

Communion à l’école Saint-Bruno avec la soeur Marie Germain

La visite des grand-parents

Crystal II - Playboy (S)

Betty II - Playboy (S)

Southern Califero (S)

Vivaldi - Playboy (S)

Crystal - Playboy (S)

Betty - Playboy (S)

Alexandra - Playboy (S)

From dog to god II (S)

From dog to god I (S)

Glare one (S)

Low and slow (S)

Alexandra - Playboy (M)

From dog to god II (M)

From dog to god I (M)

Crystal II - Playboy (M)

Betty II - Playboy (M)

Glare one (M)

Southern Califero (M)

Vivaldi - Playboy (M)

Crystal - Playboy (M)

Betty - Playboy (M)

Low and slow (M)

Crystal - Playboy (XL)

Crystal - Playboy (L)

Betty - Playboy (XL)

Alexandra - Playboy (XL)

Alexandra - Playboy (L)

From dog to god II (XL)

From dog to god II (L)

From dog to god I (XL)

From dog to god I (L)

Crystal II - Playboy (XL)

Crystal II - Playboy (L)

Betty II - Playboy (XL)

Betty II - Playboy (L)

Glare one (XL)

Glare one (L)

Gabriella - Playboy (L)

Gabriella - Playboy (XL)

Southern Califero (XL)

Southern Califero (L)

Vivaldi - Playboy (XL)

Vivaldi - Playboy (L)

Betty - Playboy (L)

Low and slow (XL)

Low and slow (L)

Untitled 30

Moulin Rouge Mermaid - Signed Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print

Moulin Rouge Mermaid - Signed Limited Edition

Notre-Dame

Balade en vallée d’Ubaye

Place de la Bastille le 10 Mai 1981

Kaboul, Afghanistan, mars 1994