On the relationship between news photography and artistic photography

First, the difference between news photography and artistic photography

(1) Content expression and original intention

Because of the objectivity of photography technology, it can truly show a part of social objective life and its value. Therefore, photography has become the most reliable object in news communication. As a derivative of news reports, the purpose of news photography is to serve the facts. News photography in China has developed from propaganda photography to reporting photography. Since the establishment of the photography department of China News Service, newspaper editors have used photos as an auxiliary means of news reporting. Focusing on more authentic, complete and vivid news reports and political propaganda, taking the annual photo of the Lotus Award as an example, it basically covers all major news events of this year, taking war and disaster as typical examples, just as some scholars agree that "news photography is to speak with photos and tell readers the facts with photos".

Artistic photography is an artistic expression. Although it can reflect reality, its main purpose is not to show reality. Art photography, like most art forms, involves more subjective factors, including personal feelings, experiences, ways of thinking, personal understanding and perception of the world, to form a new creation and visual display, or to vent emotions. Or express your opinion. As Liu Libin said, "A work with both beauty in content and beauty in form is a pearl in the art garden, and it is a wonderful flower through the ages. More works either infect readers with the beauty of content or conquer the audience with the beauty of form. " For art photographers, he is only the aesthetic subject, not for publicity, not for the benefit of groups or organizations, but for returning to photography and art, so the object of art photography is much wider than news photography, except