“A picture is worth a thousand words.” That is the motto of a photojournalist. It is their objective to produce direct, truthful and bold images that tell the stories for those who have no voice.
According to Mark M. Hancock, a professional photojournalist, “is a visual reporter of facts. The public places trust in its reporters, to tell the truth. The same trust is extended to photojournalists as visual reporters. This responsibility is paramount to a photojournalist. At all times, we have many thousands of people seeing through our eyes and expecting to see the truth. Most people immediately understand an image.”
Photojournalists are doing really a great job over the world for humanity, they are working for peace, for human rights, for raising humanity problems and issues, for pointing out the people living below the bottom line of poverty, for raising awareness about educational and child labor issues and much more… Our today’s post is about Inspirational Documentary and Photojournalism Photos. In this post, we showcase 22 powerful, touching and emotional photos that do not just display state of affairs but also tell a story.
We express sincere appreciation of the hard work of all photojournalists who are working for humanity, sometimes risking their lives for the sake of their duties and responsibilities. This article is a tribute to all of them and their accomplishments and works.
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Photojournalism & Documentary Photos
Crying girl
![22 Powerful Photos That Tell a Story Image-1](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/crying-girl-700x864.png)
Smoking woman
![22 Powerful Photos That Tell a Story Image-2](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/smoking-woman-700x719.png)
Iguazu Falls in Brazil
![iguazu falls](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/iguazu-falls-700x515.png)
Volcano Eruption and Lava
![volcano eruption](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/volcano-eruption-700x470.png)
African Boy
![African Boy from Uganda](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/african-boy-700x465.jpg)
Sewing Machine
![Sewing machine](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sewing-machine-700x444.png)
Riot
![Riot and burning car](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/riots-700x473.png)
Jump!
![Somersault on lake](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/somersault-700x1050.jpeg)
Lost in the wilderness
![Lost in the wilderness](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/soldier-700x438.jpeg)
Coal miner
![22 Powerful Photos That Tell a Story Image-3](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/coal-miner-700x466.png)
Hurricane Katrina
![Hurricane Katrina damage](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/hurricane-katrina-700x432.png)
Culture
![Culture](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tribal-dance-700x460.png)
Old Man in Tunisia
![Old man from Tunisia](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Tunisia-old-man-700x1050.jpg)
Tuk-Tuk
![Tuk Tuk in Sri Lanka](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/tuk-tuk-700x533.png)
Unknown
![Girl on the railway](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-5-1.png)
We Buy Gold
![We Buy Gold](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/we-buy-gold-700x465.png)
Child Labor
![Working class children](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/child-labor-700x400.png)
Construction Worker
![Construction worker](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/construction-worker-700x467.jpg)
Aftermath of Earthquake
![Earthquake road damage](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/earthquake-road-damage-700x647.png)
Mask Parade
![Mask parade Venice](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/mask-parade.png)
Huge Wave
![Huge wave](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/huge-wave-700x437.jpeg)
In touch
![Hand of a man](https://jotform.claystructures.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/hand-of-a-man-700x412.jpeg)
(The article was originally composed by Aquil Akhter, but has been updated since.)
(Featured Image: Depositphotos)
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143 Comments:
More than a year ago
These saved my life. Five years ago, I had no purpose, nowhere to go and no one to talk to. I was fresh out of high school and had no goals in life. But then I found this website from an assignment I had and it gave me a path. I'm forever grateful.
More than a year ago
Love your 35 powerful photos. I am a photojournalist but also teach it and like to see o the ideas of others. thank you Vera
More than a year ago
Images are powerful makes us laugh and cry
More than a year ago
The stories are both happy and sad but they all tell a wonderful story
More than a year ago
I feel like every photo has a story to tell!
More than a year ago
I Love how people think about other the storying are so good
More than a year ago
How are u gonna show a man mutilated, then a white girl crying BC she didn't win.....
More than a year ago
What an informative blog. After reading your blog and also seen that 35 image some emotional feelings working. Many many thanks for sharing with us.
More than a year ago
Excellent Blog and great emotional feelings share this post. Many many learn this blog and lot of feelings share this blog. Thanks for share this article.
More than a year ago
Man Mutilated, Rwanda image is so powerful. In fact the pictures makes my hairs stand on my arms.
Having have spent a good part of my life behind the camera I know the effort it takes to make something so meaningful.
But, I am yet to make a image of such importance and impact..
More than a year ago
All these photos have an amazing story behind them.
More than a year ago
A great collection of stories!!
More than a year ago
Awesome images..!!
More than a year ago
I was expecting this to be another lame blog post with a lot of terribly uninspiring photographs taken 3 months ago. So glad it wasn't. The story behind Mike Well's image is very sad for many reasons. Thank you!
More than a year ago
Awesome photos!! pictures surely speak more than words!!!
More than a year ago
Great photography! Really like the picture of the big wave.
More than a year ago
Images not only can speak but can also touch our heart.
More than a year ago
Do you mean photo?
More than a year ago
Lovely page .........so....
More than a year ago
these pictures are just amazing they all have a story and some of them made me cry and i felt really bad for the starving people.
More than a year ago
no matter how advanced the video medium gets, a picture is still worth a thousand words!
More than a year ago
Dont have words to say for all above pictures.
More than a year ago
short of words............. pictures , catch the moment, in time and space .. a story unfolds. and each can build one of his own,. ....... a flow of memories, a journey into a world unique, full of emotions,.... compassion , care,......... and more....... @
More than a year ago
A picture can tell more than thousand words ....
More than a year ago
Thanks a lot. These are truly wonderful photos and more powerful than language. Well done!
Greg