Kristina+Harms

 [|Christin Ziegler]

 [|Joel Sartore]



[|Amy Gulick]

Each of these photographers specialize in the photography of nature and landscape. They capture moments in time of the beauty in the world. Whether it be a natural disaster or a peaceful sunrise. Some may even take photos of animals too. Nature photojournalist focus on the beauty of raw wildlife and strive to capture it in their photos.The style of work that they must create for their clients lean more towards the journalistic aspect of photography. Whether they freelance or work for a magazine, depends on what they take photos of. Or what the article is about. The average salary of a photojournalist varies but is roughly around $41,000. As you move up the ranks and build yourself a reputation, you may be able to charge more for your services rather than beginners. Schooling that is needed for a nature photojournalism would either be a bachelors degree in journalism, photography or visual communications. This is the most chosen path but there are always a few that don’t. The job environment would be very free form. They would get to travel the world, taking photos that people have requested. There would also not be a ton of time in the office unless you were turning in your photos. This job allows you to stay away from sitting behind a desk. I tend to lean towards the photography of nature rather than people of industrial cities. I think if this were to be my career I would love the fact that I would be able to travel the world in search for its natural treasures. I would also like the free form aspect of the job.

My plan for the assignment is to mimic what I’ve learned about nature photojournalism. I plan to go out into the natural aspects of my community and find its beauty. Whether it be in the smaller things in nature or something extravagantly special. I plan to go visit the retzer center or Simons woods. Along with the prairie behind the school. I plan for the series to focus on similar small moments I find in nature. I liked the idea I had from the last project and I wanted to expand on it in this project.