Abstract:
Photography is an important method in storytelling within the human experience. It is a valued medium because it can visually duplicate a scene and preserve it in that moment for eternity. However, its usage has come with a cost for centuries, and it has often been at the expense of Black people in America. Photojournalism education must change to reflect on the implicit biases built into the photographic process to better equip future photojournalists with the antiracism training they need in the media industry. To do this, I have found that there is a need for increased diversity and antiracism training, better methods of photographic toning and a heightened importance placed on the role of implicit bias at the university level.
