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What is documentary photography? Ask God for help

The difference between photography that records social life, etc., and pure documentary photography is that the content captured strongly appeals to the individual reporting nature of the people. Documentary photography expresses the photographer's care for the environment, respect for life, and pursuit of human nature... Documentary photographers use cold machines to record marginal scenes or facts that have been "ignored" intentionally or unintentionally, but they can often use the power of images to The power of photography makes photography a tool to participate in the transformation of society. Judging from the social background and historical record of documentary photography, its critical and revolutionary nature is self-evident. The by-product documentary photography history is a history of photographers recording, expressing and disseminating the injustice, darkness, turmoil, and desolation in the world. Through the use of images, they achieve the purpose of publicity and agitation, thereby promoting social change and making the world a better place. This book introduces the contributions of famous contemporary documentary photographers in a simple writing style. Their ups and downs, creative concepts, ways of participating in social activities, pursuit of human nature and many other aspects provide us with a three-dimensional and panoramic view of documentary photography. form of information.