My Take on Photojournalism

     Jessie Tarbox Beals was the first female night photographer and American photojournalist. She broke many social norms for women of her time. Her career excelled when she won a camera from a magazine subscription. According to an article by The Library of Congress, Jessie said, " I began when I was a teacher in Massachusetts, with a small camera that cost me $1.75 for the whole outfit. In a week I had discarded it for a larger one and in five weeks that one had earned me $10 ." During this time it was uncommon for women to work and have jobs in fields like photojournalism or to obtain jobs in general. She is known as an urban photographer. She tried capturing the beauty of New York through her photography. In the last in her career she photographed wealthy peoples homes and gardens. Women in photojournalism create and show the opportunities for other women. Jessie Tarbox Beals      As most women in photojournalism did, Jessie faced trials ...

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