Photojournalists in Conflict. A Look Behind the Lens of Photojournalism in the Middle East

(Fotoreporter im Konflikt. Ein Blick hinter die Linse des Fotojournalismus im Nahen Osten)
Israel/Palestine is one of the most important production locations for international photojournalism. While the images produced in the region are often the subject of critical discussion, the agents and structures of photojournalism in the region are seldom examined. The phenomena that can be observed there allow conclusions to be drawn about photojournalism in general and conflict photography in particular. This presentation (Verlag transcript 2017) introduces a few crucial results arising from a study examining photojournalistic acts on the part of international, Israeli and Palestinian photojournalists in the production location of Israel/Palestine. The main aim is to present in detail the differences in the practices and routines of various photojournalistic professions and the effects of the Israeli occupying regime on the structures of photojournalism.