Critical Photojournalism

Contemporary Ethics and Practices

Tara Pixley, Judy Walgren

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Routledge
29 August 2025

Photography & photographs; Film movie production: technical skills; Media studies; Press & journalism; Entertainment & media law

An essential introduction to the complexities of visual representation, this book offers a critical new framework for understanding and practicing photojournalism in a global digital context.

Critical Photojournalism guides readers through a variety of ethical, technical and business skills, plus the mental health, self-care and safety considerations necessary to thrive in the field. Drawing on their extensive industry and teaching experience, the authors provide real-world advice on how to navigate the demands of the profession while addressing the impact that photojournalism has on society and ways that photojournalists can mitigate harm. Consideration is given to understanding and disrupting implicit bias and power structures in newsrooms, as well as issues around access, working in breaking news environments and balancing informed consent with varying media laws around the world. In accessible language, this book highlights the importance of collaboration and community engagement in contemporary photojournalism and encourages students to adopt a decolonial approach to their work. Readers will learn to balance the needs for accuracy and thoughtfulness with the priorities of a global, social-media-engaged audience.

This is a key textbook for those seeking a nuanced introduction to visual journalism and/or a fresh approach to their craft. This book is supported by a website which can be accessed at www.criticalphotojournalism.com. The website includes a full-length bonus chapter on video and photojournalism, interviews with professional visual journalists, further tips and tools, and a glossary of key terms.

By: Tara Pixley, Judy Walgren
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 597g
ISBN: 9781032408682
ISBN 10: 1032408685
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 29 August 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Forward Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 Photojournalism Ethics & Legal Issues Chapter 2 Safety and Trauma-Informed Visual Journalism Chapter 3 Breaking and General News Chapter 4 Portraiture Chapter 5 Sports Photography Chapter 6 Documenting Events Chapter 7 Long-form Visual Storytelling Chapter 8 Photo Editing and Captions Chapter 9 Innovation and Photojournalism Chapter 10 Business Essentials Conclusion Index

Tara Pixley, PhD, is a photojournalist, assistant professor at Temple University, USA, and executive director of Authority Collective. She has been a photo editor for the New York Times, Newsweek, CNN and The 19th. She is a Reynolds Journalism Innovation Fellow, IWMF NextGen Fellow, Pulitzer Center grantee, World Press Photo Solutions Visual Journalism grantee, and Knight Fellow at Harvard’s Nieman Foundation. Tara serves as vice president of the NPPA board and was a co-author of the Photo Bill of Rights. Judy Walgren is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and chair of the Foothill College Photography Department in Los Altos Hills, California, USA. Walgren worked for decades as a staff photojournalist, photo editor and director of photography at news organizations in Dallas, Denver and San Francisco. Before joining Foothill College, she served as the associate director for the Michigan State University School of Journalism.