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Mark Abramson24What is Photojournalism Today?

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Mark Abramson

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A masked protester holds a skateboard before a burning police car at a street protest, in a color photograph by Mark Abramson.

Having worked with outlets such as The New York Times, TIME, and The Washington Post, Abramson speaks openly about growing up between countries, and how a fragmented sense of home shaped his way of seeing.

The conversation moves through the realities of contemporary photojournalism: building trust, knowing when to step back, and navigating ethical boundaries in politically charged environments. Mark Abramson reflects on building a career and making a living out of it; on editing as a struggle between clarity and emotion, and on how speed, digital pressure, and image saturation have reshaped the role of visual journalism.

For him, photography today is less about changing the world outright, and more about bearing witness with integrity.

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