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The relationship between picture and text in photojournalism
Polmanová, Magda ; Lábová, Alena (advisor) ; Šoltys, Otakar (referee)
This essay deals with the ethics of news photographs, specifically the relationship between an image and a text. The theoretical part summarizes the relationship between a news image and a text in general and points out the ethically problematic areas associated with it. It focuses on human perception of an image and describes the principle called Gestalt, which defines the relationship between an image and a text. It deals with the criteria by which it is possible to determine the ethics of the relationship between an image and a text and explores this relationship in terms of language. Based on the theoretical part, the author examines how the principal of changing the meaning of pictures by a text, or vice versa, is used in news photos of Mladá fronta Dnes and Hospodářské noviny, in editions of March 2011. The author then applies a created theory based on the meanings of words to specific examples and describes the ethical shortcomings of the newspaper in this area.
Development of photography and significance of contemporary photojournalism and documentary photography
Řádková, Kristýna ; Horný, Stanislav (advisor) ; Černý, Zbyněk (referee)
This Master's Thesis is focused on evolution of photography with focus on photojournalism and documentary photography and aims to prove that this genre, though it may seem that it's currently on the decline, is still important. The theoretical part contains general history and definition of photography, pointing out the relationship between photography and art and describes the most important theories of aesthetics of photography. Then the work is focused purely on photojournalism and documentary photography. It describes the relationship and the difference between these genres. Further the thesis is focused on the ethics of photography and manipulation of images. The practical section consists of analysis of technical requirements on photo equipment with regard to individual areas of photojournalism and documentary photography. The following part contains practical examples based on author's experience and the work concludes with compilation of several Czech photographers' answers to questions about photojournalism and documentary photography.

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