What is documentary photography?

Photography that records social life, etc. differs from simple documentary photography in that it strongly appeals to the people's individual reporting nature.

Documentary photography expresses the photographer's concern for the environment, respect for life, and the pursuit of humanity. ...... Documentary photographers use cold machines to record marginal scenes or facts that are consciously or unconsciously "ignored", but often with the power of the image, making photography a tool for transforming society. The power of the image is often utilized to make photography a tool to participate in the transformation of society. From the social background and history of documentary photography, its critical and revolutionary nature is self-evident. The history of documentary photography is a history of photographers recording, expressing and disseminating the injustice, darkness, turmoil, and purges in the world. Through ground images, they achieve the purpose of propaganda and agitation, and then promote social change and make the earth a better place.

This book introduces the contributions of famous contemporary documentary photographers in an easy-to-read style. Their stormy history, creative concepts, ways of engaging in social activities, pursuit of humanity, and many other aspects provide us with three-dimensional, panoramic information about documentary photography.