Semiotic Reading of the Year 2020–2021 Based on the Press Photos of the Year

Gökhan Demirel

Makale detayları

Semiotic Reading of the Year 2020–2021 Based on the Press Photos of the Year

Yazarlar:

Gökhan Demirel

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Dergi:

Sanat ve Yorum Issue 41, pp.2-13

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287217

pISSN:

2822-2865

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Özet:

 Photography, which is an important media tool, conveys daily life, social events, and historical reality to the masses. Since photography shows what is from the photographers point of view, it is also perceived as a reflection of reality. Press photographers convey the facts to the masses by using visual language. However, it is understood that there are changes in the way of transmission of news with digitalization. Today, the news that conventional media carry is made through digital channels. Photography, as supporter for the news, has begun to contribute to the concretization of the facts by expanding its scope, speed, and spread. The effect of each concrete concept is more striking than the abstract. In particular, all emotions that are painful and that people avoid being exposed to, such as war, destruction, and death, are embodied in press photographs. This study aims to reveal the messages they convey to the masses by reading the photograph, which is the supporter of the news. Within the scope of this goal, the photos that won awards in the 2021 Press Photographs of the Year competition were selected. The photographs selected by the random sampling method were handled and analyzed with the semiotic analysis method.

 Photography, which is an important media tool, conveys daily life, social events, and historical reality to the masses. Since photography shows what is from the photographers point of view, it is also perceived as a reflection of reality. Press photographers convey the facts to the masses by using visual language. However, it is understood that there are changes in the way of transmission of news with digitalization. Today, the news that conventional media carry is made through digital channels. Photography, as supporter for the news, has begun to contribute to the concretization of the facts by expanding its scope, speed, and spread. The effect of each concrete concept is more striking than the abstract. In particular, all emotions that are painful and that people avoid being exposed to, such as war, destruction, and death, are embodied in press photographs. This study aims to reveal the messages they convey to the masses by reading the photograph, which is the supporter of the news. Within the scope of this goal, the photos that won awards in the 2021 Press Photographs of the Year competition were selected. The photographs selected by the random sampling method were handled and analyzed with the semiotic analysis method.

 Photography, which is an important media tool, conveys daily life, social events, and historical reality to the masses. Since photography shows what is from the photographers point of view, it is also perceived as a reflection of reality. Press photographers convey the facts to the masses by using visual language. However, it is understood that there are changes in the way of transmission of news with digitalization. Today, the news that conventional media carry is made through digital channels. Photography, as supporter for the news, has begun to contribute to the concretization of the facts by expanding its scope, speed, and spread. The effect of each concrete concept is more striking than the abstract. In particular, all emotions that are painful and that people avoid being exposed to, such as war, destruction, and death, are embodied in press photographs. This study aims to reveal the messages they convey to the masses by reading the photograph, which is the supporter of the news. Within the scope of this goal, the photos that won awards in the 2021 Press Photographs of the Year competition were selected. The photographs selected by the random sampling method were handled and analyzed with the semiotic analysis method.

 Önemli bir kitle iletişim aracı olan fotoğraf, gündelik hayatın, toplumsal olayların, tarihi gerçekliğin kitleye taşımacılığını yapmaktadır. Fotoğraf, fotoğrafçının bakışından olanı olduğu gibi gösterdiğinden ayrıca gerçekliğin yansıması, doğalın aynası şeklinde algılanmaktadır. Basın fotoğrafçıları bu bağlamda en önde gelen grup olarak gerçekleri, görsel dili kullanarak kitlelere taşımaktadır. Ancak dijitalleşmeyle birlikte haberin iletim biçiminde değişimler yaşandığı anlaşılmaktadır. Televizyon, gazete ve radyoların karasal yayıncılık ve analog olarak taşıdıkları haberler, bugün dijital kanallar aracılığıyla yapılmaktadır. Habere destek unsuru olan fotoğraf, böylece etki, hız ve yayılım alanını genişleterek gerçeklerin somutlaşmasına katkı sağlamaya başlamıştır. Somutlaşan her kavramın, soyut olana göre, etkisi daha fazla çarpıcı olmaktadır. Özellikle de savaş, yıkım, ölüm ve yangın gibi içinde acı barındıran ve insanların maruz kalmaktan kaçındığı tüm duygular, basın fotoğraflarıyla somutlaşarak gözlerimizin önüne serilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, bazen haberin kendisi bazen de haberin destekçisi olan fotoğrafın okumasının yapılarak, kitlelere taşıdıkları mesajların ortaya konması hedeflenmektedir. Bu hedef kapsamında 2021 yılı Yılın Basın Fotoğrafları yarışmasında ödül alan fotoğraflar seçilmiştir. Rastgele örneklem yöntemiyle seçilen fotoğraflar, göstergebilimsel analiz yöntemiyle ele alınıp çözümlenmiştir.

Makale detayları

Semiotic Reading of the Year 2020–2021 Based on the Press Photos of the Year

Yazarlar:

Gökhan Demirel

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Dergi:

Sanat ve Yorum Issue 41, pp.2-13

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287217

pISSN:

2822-2865

2021

photography

press awards

press photography

semiotics

Fotoğraf

basın ödülleri

basın fotoğrafçılığı

göstergebilim

2021

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Gökhan Demirel

Yayıncı: Ataturk University

Dergi: Sanat ve Yorum Issue 41, pp.2-13

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001287217

pISSN: 2822-2865

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Gökhan Demirel

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Dergi:

Sanat ve Yorum Issue 41, pp.2-13

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287217

pISSN:

2822-2865