What Motivates Photojournalists

I found when researching these photojournalists that the main thing that motivates them all is something to do with their work, which kind of in turn sets them apart in their profession from others. However, in a more broad sense you can compare motivations in all people and find that deep down most things that motivate people are very similar. For example, love was a motivation of mine. This first photojournalist  ill use as an example is David Duchemin a travel photographer. Here is a photo of his.

Photo by: David Duchemin
Image Source:http://www.andrewsgibson.com/blog/2008/10/through-the-eyes-of-an-artist-an-interview-with-travel-photographer-david-duchemin/

Duchemin

David states that his main motivation is the children he meets after every assignment and how different they all are and how innocent they are. So photographing and meeting this children is his specific motivation, however if you think of it in a deeper sense its his love for the children that motivates him to  do what he does. Another photojournalist I found was David Burnett, pictured below.

Image Source: http://www.davidburnett.com/content.html?page=2

David says one of his motivations is that even after all his years as a photojournalist, he still considers every job he takes and every shoot he has as a challenge. That really spoke to me, I didn't originally put it on my motivation map, but looking back I wish I did, because now thinking of it a challenge is something that motivates me the most. Here is a photo of Bob Marley that David took. If you click the image source there's lots of other cool pictures of him that David took!

Photo by: David Burnett
Image Source: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2009/02/david-burnetts-photographs-of/


Finally, looking at Felix Masi.. his motivation is one that I think is one of most photojournalists, he truly wanted to tell people stories. As with most people who love their profession he said "his heart was just truly in it". Sometimes that is the ultimate motivator, following your heart and in turn doing something that you love which is exactly what Felix did and by doing so, hopefully inspiring others.

Image source:https://twitter.com/felixmasius


And here is a great photo he took at a rally for Trayvon Martin, the 17 year old African american boy who was shot and killed due to racial profiling.

Photo by: Felix Masi
Image Source:https://plus.google.com/102819089815983443058/posts


My Motivation Map