Chapter 9: What Motivates Photojournalists

My Motivation Map:

• Family
• Education
• Soccer
• Music
• Confidence
• Ambition

Mike Dooley is an active Rhode Island photographer who focuses his time and skills on taking pictures of the earth and the environment. Dooley adds, "As I stand in the dark, all of my senses are in action as the day begins. There is no other time that I feel so alive!" His motivation for capturing images of the earth seems to really make him feel whole. 

Image By & Source: http://mikedooleyphotography.com/about-mike-dooley/ 

Image By: Mike Dooley 

Image Source: http://mikedooleyphotography.com/seascape-photography/what-motivates-this-photographer-you-ask/ 

Bruce Percy is a landscape and travel photographer. His motivation came from after he got burnt out as a musician in his late 20's. He describes traveling and photographer as "one in the same," and this motivates him to see as much of the world as he can while documenting it. 

Image By & Source: http://www.lightonscotland.co.uk/pages/tutor.html 

Image By: Bruce Percy 

Image Source: http://www.brucepercy.co.uk/blog/category/switzerland/ 

Paul Indigo is a professional photographer with more than 20 years of experience in the field. He describes himself as a "professional story-teller," though, rather than a photographer. He describes his motivation for photography by telling about the reactions he see's from his photographs. 

Image By & Source: http://www.quora.com/Paul-Indigo 

Image By: Paul Indigo

Image Source: http://www.indigo2photography.co.uk/images/Paul%20Indigo/People_portfolio/content/PI--10_large.html 

The motivation of professional photographers compared to mine is much different. For them, it is their life and the way they make a living. For me, photographs document my life and what I do and where I have been. My motivation is simply documenting what I have experienced, while they are motivated by a much greater power.